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Best Practice in Responding to Inquiries from State Agencies
In Claims onA recent trend in the rise of inquiries from state agencies has been observed in 2018 and 2019. These "inquiries"…
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Claims Retrospective: The Risks in Providing Professional Services to a Party Engaged in Litigation
Requests for professional engineering services by a party already in litigation are not unusual and can present unique challenges. The…
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Your Document Retention Policy Should Be Based on the Applicable Statute of Repose
In Claims onThe most common question that comes up when evaluating a document retention policy seems to be, "What is the statute…
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Claims Retrospective: Maintaining Proper Licensure
In Claims onNot holding the proper licensure can cause complications for an engineer’s claims defense and professional liability coverage.
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Certificates of Merit May Offer Some Defense and Insights
In Claims onTo prevent unmeritorious errors and omissions claims from proceeding against licensed professionals, including licensed professional engineers, a minority of state…
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Claims Retrospective: Engineers Should Recognize High-Risk Projects and Take Added Measures to Protect Themselves
In Claims onThere has been an increase in claims involving high-risk projects in the past few years. Additionally, more engineers who do…
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Claims Retrospective: Engineers Should Be Prepared for Boomerang Claims
In Claims onSometimes, claimants or their counsels cast a wide net at the beginning of a dispute, sending demand letters and/or filing…
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Claims Retrospective: Fee Disputes Often Lead to Retaliatory Actions Against Engineers
In Claims onWaiting for payment for services rendered can quickly become frustrating if the client is slow to pay, or never sends…
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Claims Retrospective: Identify and Document the Work You’re Hired to Do—and Not Do
It is not unusual to discover problems outside a project's scope of work that may adversely affect the outcome, especially…
