As a litigation lawyer for over 20 years, I have dealt with emerging legal concepts that affect the engineering community on a daily basis. Fortunately, most engineers may be touched by these legalities only once or twice during their careers.
Nonetheless, a prudent practitioner should be aware of recent legal developments regarding licensing requirements, expert engineering testimony, statutes of repose and the economic loss doctrine. The purpose of this article is to provide information that may affect an engineer's insurance premiums, legal liability and future practice.