"John Smith" wrote in message news:0nPjc.37257$cF6.1665130@attbi_s04...
BassK,
When the engineers approved the changes, they approved a new design and were
acting in their capacity as an engineer.

Yes! Thank you for agreeing. When the owner's representitives approved
the changes, they certainly did take responsibility. NOT the DESIGN
engineers. Two completely different entities. One works directly for
the owner, the other is part of the design team. Unless the project is
design-build, and it was NOT.