An
Unfair
Duty
By Samuel Greengard
N
o engineering project is without
risk. Somewhere between the
goal of designing the best bridge,
building or water treatment facility
and running a profitable business
lurks the ever-present possibility of
litigation. A legitimate disagreement
can occur, a company can make a mistake, or a firm
or government entity—or a member of the public—
can file a lawsuit that forces the firm to defend
itself and its work. “A lot of risks exist and they’re
not necessarily related to the quality of the work
performed,” says John Moossazadeh, a senior vice
president at Kleinfelder in San Diego.
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ENGINEERING INC.
JULY / AUGUST 2013
C.J. BURTON
ACEC is waging and winning a national battle
to remove unjust Duty to Defend obligations
from indemnification clauses in design
professional contracts
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