The member-firm conducts Phase I and Phase II study for the developer, then resample the well and conduct laboratory analysis for the property owner. The property owner, who had a bad reputation unbeknownst to the member-firm, ignores the reminders for the payment, and make non existing claims against the member firm which leads to expensive legal fees.
agreement-formatted proposal; alternative dispute resolution; billing-and-payment provision; cash-on-delivery report issuance; conflict of interest; credit cards; discovery dispute resolution; emotions; environmental site assessment; ESA ;go/no-go analysis; limitation of liability; litigation ; mediation ; opportunity cost; pretrial settlement; professionalism; retainer; small-project risk standard of care