Short Course 3: Defamation Law for Thermographers

Suppose your business became the target of false claims by a competitor, lies from a politician hot for an unfair election advantage, or the broadcast fictions of a ratings-starved talking head.  Suppose you were connected in court proceedings to completely unprovable claims, largely based on anonymous witnesses, hearsay, and irrelevant analysis of unrelated events, and expert reports that reached implausible conclusions because they were derived from wholly unreliable sources.  Suppose the lies that instantly and irreparably damaged your reputation and business also put the lives of your employees in danger.  This short course addresses the FOMO question of our time, “How can I sue somebody for a billion dollars, too?”  

This course is a must for every practicing thermographer wishing to better understand what should and should not say and what can be done when someone crosses that line.

Learning outcomes

This course will enable you to:

• understand the meaning defamation  
• identify liabilities in your current inspection procedures and reports
• recognize regulations that may affect your written and verbal communications
• determine how to limit exposure to defamation claims
• learn what you can do when someone defames you or your company

Intended audience

This material is intended for anyone wishing to better understand defamation and what can be done about it when it occurs.  Course is designed for in-house and contract thermographers as well as PPM and PDM professionals.

Instructor

Robert J. Incollingo is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and its Public Contract and Construction Section. He is also a member of the Burlington County Bar Association, the Camden County Bar Association, and the Unified State Bar of California. He serves as commercial arbitrator by appointment of the New Jersey Superior Court in Burlington, Camden and Mercer Counties, and as a volunteer mediator for the Superior Court Special Civil Part.  Mr. Incollingo is a contributing author to “Residential Construction & Renovation:  A Legal Guide for New Jersey Homeowners” published by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation.

Mr. Incollingo has been an invited speaker at IR/INFO since 2001.

Notes

Course price includes an electronic copy of PowerPoint handouts.

Price

Course FREE to full-conference attendees, all others: $99.00