47. A structural engineer overlooks a design load issue that a reasonably competent engineer should have caught. Damage results.
What is the central tort issue?
A. Breach of
standard of care
B. Trespass to land
C. Defamation
D. Lien priority
Ans. A
48. A consultant provides inaccurate information in a
report, and the client relies on it to make a costly decision.
This most directly raises:
A. Tortious
misrepresentation
B. Product liability only
C. Criminal conspiracy
D. Successor employer law
Ans. A
49. A contractor claims a design professional owed no duty
because there was no contract between them.
What is the best response?
A. No contract
means no duty ever
B. Tort duties can exist without contract
C. Only owners can sue in negligence
D. Duty depends only on insurance
Ans. B
50. An engineer fails to warn of a known safety hazard
during commissioning, and a worker is injured.
What tort concept is most relevant?
A. Duty to warn
B. Frustration
C. Offer and acceptance
D. Patent infringement
Ans A
