By Bo Sutton, Florida Board Certified Construction Attorney with Thompson, Jaglal & Sutton, P.A. You are most likely familiar with the term “Statute of Limitations” and may even know it is four years long. There is more to it than that. In Florida we have a...
by David A. Ericksen, Esq. In the world of claims-related contract clauses for design professional agreements, the indemnity and defense clauses get all the attention. However, lurking in the shadow of the indemnity clause is a menacing cousin with potentially even...
By Erin Kelley, JCJ Insurance Agency With a new year full of promise and pipelines once again full, it feels like spring is in the air for design firms for the first time in many years. Changing your organizational focus from growth to damage control is probably not...
By Mark E. Jackson and Erin L. Johnson Design Professionals are expected to meet a standard of care when providing professional services. This standard of care, similar to that imposed on doctors, lawyers and other professionals, requires them to provide professional...
Photo of Mark Jackson presenting at an AIA Orlando Seminar on Dec. 4, 2014. This one hour course, entitled Managing Risk Through Contract Language, was part of AIA Orlando’s Lunch and Learn Series which provides free CE to their members.
by Colleen M. Palmer, Esq. The construction phase is a dynamic time of a project and a design professional’s involvement is significant from a risk management perspective since it allows the design professional the opportunity to provide input during the construction...
