Description

You’ll be able to:
Discuss the necessary elements of any contract and get tips on making
changes to contracts.
Review the grounds for professional liability claims, and review defenses to
claims.
Recognize common cyber threats and understand the evolution of cyber
insurance coverage.
Secure ownership of your designs through patents, trademarks, copyrights,
trade secrets, and more.
Analyze Federal and Kentucky environmental regulations including pollution
prevention, water quality enforcement, and land use.

Agenda

Contract Law Primer for Engineers – A. Reedy
Reviewing the necessary elements of any contract
Understanding contract “legalese”
• Determining performance
• What constitutes a breach of contract?
• What are damages and remedies?
• Liability-shifting contract provisions: warranties, guarantees and indemnities
Making changes to contracts
Professional Liability Law – D. Trevey
Reviewing the grounds for professional liability claims
Identifying who can bring a claim
Examining common sources of professional liability claims
Reviewing defenses to liability claims
Determining damages
Participating in dispute resolution: arbitration, mediation, litigation
Obtaining Insurance coverage for professional liability claims
Managing Cyber Exposure: Cyber Threats and
Insurance for Engineers – J. Wols
Recognize key cyber threats you are faced with on a daily basis
Understand the range of impact depending on the type of cybersecurity incident
Understand the evolution of cyber coverage
First party vs third party coverages
Coverage through your professional liability and cyber liability policies
Identify preventative measures and lessons learned
Intellectual Property Essentials for Engineers: Patents,
Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets – N. Stewart
Securing ownership of your designs through patents, trademarks, copyrights,
and trade secrets
Leveraging your intellectual capital through licenses, franchises, and other
technology agreements
Policing intellectual property rights and preventing infringement
Resolving intellectual property disputes
Developments in Federal and Kentucky Environmental Law – H. Graddy
Reviewing recent changes to and enforcement of:
• Pollution prevention
• Water quality enforcement
• Stormwater permitting
• Watersheds, wetlands, lakes and streams
Reviewing recent and anticipated developments at the US EPA and the Kentucky
Department for Environmental Protection
Land use/climate change

Credits

Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar offers 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers
licensed in Kentucky. Educators and courses are not
subject to preapproval.
Professional engineers seeking professional
development/continuing education credit in other states
will be able to claim the hours earned at this webinar,
in many cases. Refer to specific state rules to determine
eligibility.
Completion certificates will be awarded to participants
who complete this event and earn a passing score (80%)
on the quiz that follows the presentation (multiple
attempts allowed).