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Standard of Care
Practical Law Glossary Item 2-551-1467 (Approx. 3 pages)
Glossary
Standard of Care
In the construction context, the manner in which a design professional must perform its professional services to avoid being found negligent for a design error or omission.
The applicable standard of care is customarily defined in the owner-designer contract. It usually requires the design professional to perform its services with the level of skill and care ordinarily used by a design professional that is:
- Performing services of a similar nature.
- On a similar type of project.
- In that same location.
Contractual language seeking to hold the design professional to something greater than a negligence standard of care may potentially void the design professional's insurance coverage.