Risk Managment Program for Structural Engineering Firms
 

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CASE RMP CONVOCATIONS ARE EVERYWHERE!
The CASE RMP Convocation Committee has been very busy developing meaningful risk management convocations for various venues. Shown below are some upcoming events and those under development.

October 2008 -- Montreal, Quebec
April 2009 -- Austin, Texas
October 2009 -- Palm Springs, California

For more information, check the Calendar:...details

Foundations for Risk Management
Build your firm on a rock. Lower your liability risk and lay the groundwork for a profitable and safe project. Read and follow these foundations put together after much work by the CASE Risk Management Program....details

Certificate of Merit Legislation
In 2003 the Texas legislature passed Certificate of Merit legislation. How is it working? Read this article by a Texas attorney that has been involved in cases interpreting the new law. ...details

The First Thing We Do: A More Modest Approach to Tort Reform
Tort reformers can be heard daily beating their drums for radical overhaul of the tort system. Doctors and other professionals claim the costs of frivolous lawsuits drive them out of practice. Trial lawyers are blamed because, without any investigation of the facts or law, they file lawsuits that have no merit. ...details

Risk Management Program Off to a Flying Start
RMP has partnered with CASE, SEI and NCSEA to build momentum and support for a program designed to help Structural Engineering companies survive today's hostile and litigious marketplace. Education and awareness of tools and techniques for managing risk and preventing losses can improve the practice of Structural Engineering in this country and divert energy spent on defending claims to providing more creative engineering projects for our communities. ...details

QUICK LINKS
Structural Engineering Institute

National Council of Structural Engineers Associations

SUGGESTED READING:
Recommended Practices for Design Professionals and Scientists Engaged as Experts for the Technical Review of Others’ Work and Providing Testimony in Public Forums
This publication can be ordered for $5 from ASFE: Professional Firms Practicing in the Geosciences at www.asfe.org.