The following are some privacy protection claims scenarios from RLI. RLI’s privacy protection (cyber insurance) policy RLI Protect(TM) is available through PDI. Contact Us for more information. Privacy Protection Claims Scenarios Are you protected? The...
Does utilizing construction contracts for design services impact my common law Standard of Care? Using a construction contract for design services may well alter a design firm’s Standard of Care, particularly if the construction contract contains warranties or...
Court Upholds Limitation of Liability Clause Construction Risk Magazine recently ran an article covering a lawsuit were a limitation of liability clause was contested. The clause was originally set at a significant percentage of the design professional’s fee,...
COPYRIGHT RIGHTS AND WRONGS Copyright seems like a rather lofty notion. Few put copyright at the top of their list of must-haves in contract negotiations, and even fewer take the time to actually register their documents for copyright protection. But you do have...
Document Retention In this age of terabyte-sized digital memory banks and the seemingly infinite storage possibilities of “the cloud,” understanding how long a design professional should retain project documents can be tricky. More and longer aren’t always better, but...
PDI is a proud member of a/e ProNet and we frequently refer our retail agents to resources made available by them. One such resource was in the February issue of their newsletter titled: Template of Reasonable Contract Clauses for Design Professionals It’s a...
