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Design and Professional Liability

The Exception Is Swallowing the Rule: Negligent Misrepresentation and the Economic Loss Doctrine

2005-07-01 | Kenneth A Slavens

Ken Slavens relates a recent Pennsylvania case allowing recovery where the defendant is in the business of supplying information for the guidance of others and makes a negligent misrepresentation.

Workplace Violence Prevention

Workplace Violence in the 21st Century: Emerging Trends

2005-07-01 | James N Madero

It is clear that workplace and school violence incidents and prevention efforts have changed since the early 1990s. Dr. James Madero looks at the changes.

Additional Insured Issues

Excess Insurer Entitled to Equitable Subrogation—Not Equitable Contribution—from Primary Insurer

2005-06-01 | Joseph P Postel

In his Insurance Law column, Joe Postel looks at the 2004 decision in Home Ins. v Cincinnati Ins. and discusses its possible effect on additional insured claims in the future.

Design and Professional Liability

The "Bargained-for" Result: Torts, Contracts, and Statutes of Limitation

2005-06-01 | Kenneth A Slavens

Limitations for contract and tort actions may differ. The applicable statute oflimitation is properly related to the remedy, rather than to the theoryof liability. Ken Slavens explains.

Wrap-Up Programs

Rolling Wrap-Up Programs

2005-05-01 | Richard Resnick

There are many variables to the rolling wrap-up program. Rich Resnick discusses the pitfalls and the upside of instituting these programs.

Workplace Violence Prevention

School Violence

2005-04-09 | James N Madero

The potential for school violence has led many school systems to either implement a school violence prevention program or augment the one already in place. Dr. James Madero explains.

Continuous Performance Improvement

Deming's Point #5 as Applied to the Insurance Industry

2005-04-01 | John Pryor

When focused on the customer, continuous process improvement, through process mapping, has transformed insurance organizations. John Pryor provides some examples.

Design and Professional Liability

Dealing with Ambiguities in Design-Build Contracts

2005-01-15 | Michael C Loulakis

Mike Loulakis discusses recent case law supporting the view that an owner retains liability to the design-builder when it provides faulty or ambiguous information to bidders.

Continuous Performance Improvement

Tom Peters "Hates" Quality but "Loves" Its Principles and Practices

2005-01-01 | John Pryor

John Pryor comments on Tom Peters's book, Re-imagine—Business Excellence in a Disruptive Age, and contrasts his principals with those of Dr. W. Edwards Deming.

Workplace Violence Prevention

Preventing Workplace Violence: Challenges and Dilemmas

2005-01-01 | James N Madero

Terminated employees, furious clients, and violent spouses may pose serious threats to fellow employees, employers, and others. Dr. James Madero looks at the situations, solutions, and resolutions.

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