If you have lawyered up, then he/she will explain all the swords & shields you have to pound as the lines form for battle. For the other side, all this SOP; hopefully you chose wisely a construction-savvy one ... the yelling & pounding chests Phase 1 that is not too costly.
Phase 2 I remember as you having to pony up $10 if going to court to let "Daddy" decide who's the winner & how much. The other side might be on retainer, so it doesn't sting so much but they also carry that reputation into court.
Phase 3 is where you win but out of those proceeds the lawyer needs a lot of it, if not most of it.
Aggieland history is so full of roll-the-dice spec.house cracking foundations on volatile clay "supporting" soils that many fix-it businesses prospered. Some spec.house builders were used to paying $10,000 to them via the Owners, just to settle out of court. Today's settlement amounts IDK.
Sorry you got a bum steer from a friend, Realtor, banker, trusted group as member but some other reference sources might be
Those that inspect the work, outside of City Code limitations = residential architects & engineers TX-licensed & free of referring friends
Hire a licensed home inspector to a) select a builder then b) inspect all work prior to closing
BBB ratings, although these have become watered down by white collar mgt this decade
Google/other ratings (not self-serving Yelp!) although these are not in-the-biz and know what to look for
IMHO and am sticking to it