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Raymond Volpe, P.E. says
I am the sole owner of a geotechnical practice and was named on a law suit when an adjacent building settled during underpinning. I did not design the underpinning, but did design the soil grouting which did not begin until after the settlement damage occurred. The attorney would not listen when I explained that I was not involved with the project until after the damage occurred and therefore I had to pay my deductible, my rates increased, my deductible doubled and my rates have increased every year since because this suit is still outstanding. There is no hint of justice in what is happening here and I find it extremely difficult to believe that the attorney has the right to name anyone who was involved on the job after the damage occurred, and that the judge cannot, or will not, let me off on summary judgement. If any other engineers out there realize that this can happen to you because of the current tort laws I hope you become alarmed and see the need for us to speak up.
nysspe says
Thanks Ray for sharing, a lot of licensed engineers don’t realize that this can happen to them and we are trying to minimize these occurrences.