BER Case No. 85-4
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/106#BER_Case_No._85-4
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.95
Created by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Document title
NSPE Board of Ethical Review Case No. 85-4
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review in current case analysis
Used in context
Cited as precedent establishing that a forensic engineer who was retained by plaintiff's counsel and then terminated could not ethically switch sides to provide a report for the defendant's counsel, because the engineer had access to confidential information from the plaintiff and could not be considered truly independent
Version
1985
Source Evidence
Source text
In another BER case, Case No. 85-4, Engineer A, a forensic engineer, was hired as a consultant by Attorney Z to provide an engineering and safety analysis report and courtroom testimony in support of a plaintiff in a personal injury case.
Text references
In another BER case, Case No. 85-4, Engineer A, a forensic engineer, was hired as a consultant by Attorney Z to provide an engineering and safety analysis report and courtroom testimony in support of a plaintiff in a personal injury case.
In deciding that Engineer A's actions were not ethical, the Board noted that the mere fact that Engineer A ceased performing services for Attorney Z would not be an adequate solution to the ethical dilemma at hand.
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
106
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-28T00:40:58.979534+00:00
First case
106
Generated
2026-02-28T00:40:58.979534+00:00
Attributed to
Case 106 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T00:58:47.912342
Generated by
ProEthica Case 106 Extraction