CEE 524

Credit: 4 hours.

Introduction to the legal aspects of the construction process and the potential liability that engineers can incur through the design, and post-construction processes. Organization and operation of the American court system, contact formation, defenses, remedies, and typical areas of dispute, and design services contracts, torts, product liability, agency, business organizations, intellectual property, and risk managements. Includes a mock trial of a recent construction-related case with the class serving as plaintiffs and defendants.

Prerequisite: CEE 420, CEE 421, and CEE 422.