*Tentative Outline: The official Outline will appear in the Course Manual*

The Liability Environment For Engineers & Surveyors

2002 Course Outline - One Day Course (February 2002)

6 Hours Continuing Education - 6 PDH

  8:00   -   8:30       Registration 

 8:30   -   10:00     Introduction To Liability. No Longer Can the Surveyors and other Design Professionals Rely on their Common Law Immunity of Privity Against Third Party Claims.  Introduction To The Concept of Controlling the Reasonable Expectation of the Client and Third Parties Through The Written Agreement. Techniques In Controlling One's Liability Through Contract Law By The Use Of Terms and Conditions.  Analyzing The Use of Exculpatory Clauses In The Contract In An Attempt To The Limit One's Liability. Plat Notes. Court Case Analysis. 

 10:00   -  10:15   Break 

10:15  -   12:00    Essential Elements of An Enforceable Agreement - The Contract.  Contract Formation: The Offer, Acceptance and Consideration. Contract Performance. Breach Of Contract. Remedies For Breach of Contract. Damages. Court Case Analysis. 

12:00  -    1:00      Lunch (Own Your Own) 

 1:00   -    2:15      Introduction To Tort Law: Surveyors Duty and Standard of Care.  The Law Of Negligence.  Analyzing One's Professional Duty.  Review Board Rules as creating a Standard Of Care. Court Case Analysis.   

 2:15   -    2:30      Break 

 2:30   -    3:30      Third Party Beneficiary Law - Liability To those Not A Party To the Contract. Demise of the "Acceptance Rule" as the design professional's defense.  Differing Site Conditions.  Open and Obvious Dangers. Court Case Analysis.  Understanding and Implementing The Mechanic's Lien Laws.  Supervision of Unlicensed Employees. Ethical Violations.  Antitrust Violations. Court Case Analysis.  Conclusion.