Contracts and the legal environment for engineers and architects
By: Joseph T. Bockrath, Fredric L. Plotnick.
Contributors: Plotnick, Fredric L.
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Dubuque, IA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 640
ISBN-13: 9780073397849
Subjects: Engineering contracts -- United States; Architectural contracts -- United States; Construction contracts -- United States
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Evolution of engineering and law; title: Legal systems in the united states and the world; title: Substantive v procedural law; title: Systems of courts; title: Types of contracts; title: Formation of contracts; title: Procedural issues in formation of contracts; title: Terms and conditions; title: Privity and third party beneficiaries; title: Construction and interpretation; title: Discharge of obligations; title: Issues with discharge by performance; title: Remedies for breach of contract; title: Agency; title: Partnerships; title: Corporations; title: Insurance; title: Bonds and suretyship; title: Federal statutes and regulations; title: Definition and scope of torts; title: Torts based upon intentional actions; title: Torts based upon negligent actions; title: Torts without fault; title: Procedural issues relating to torts; title: Professional liability for architects and engineers; title: Real and personal property; title: Above and below : air, water, and mineral rights; title: Intellectual property; title: Contracts for construction projects; title: Drawings; title: Specifications; title: Specifications for workmanship; title: Specifications for materials; title: General conditions; title: Clauses relating to finance; title: Proposals; title: Advertising for bids; title: Duty to design : engineering v statutory codes; title: The engineer's role in litigation; title: The engineer's role in arbitration.