Liability may lurk in design-build

Design professionals should understand that they are not insulated from lawsuits even if they are retained by a design-builder. From a legal standpoint, a designer in this situation has the same legal relationship as that of a subcontractor to a general contractor.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Consulting - Specifying Engineer 2001-01, Vol.29 (1), p.13-13
1. Verfasser:	Lunch, Milton F
Format:	Magazinearticle
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Design Design build construction Engineers Professional liability State court decisions Subcontractors
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Zusammenfassung:	Design professionals should understand that they are not insulated from lawsuits even if they are retained by a design-builder. From a legal standpoint, a designer in this situation has the same legal relationship as that of a subcontractor to a general contractor.
ISSN:	0892-5046 1558-2876