Engineer A Forensic Report Error Discovering Engineer
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/107#Engineer_A_Forensic_Report_Error_Discovering_Engineer
Definition
Performed forensic engineering investigation of a mechanical product failure, prepared and submitted a written report with conclusions to Attorney X, and subsequently discovered that the underlying data was inaccurate and that accurate data would have led to different conclusions — during active settlement negotiations.
Properties
Instance of
ForensicReportErrorDiscoveringEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ForensicReportErrorDiscoveringEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer |
| specialty | Forensic engineering / mechanical product failure analysis |
| report_status | Submitted to retaining attorney prior to error discovery |
| error_nature | Inaccurate foundational data leading to potentially incorrect conclusions |
Confidence
0.95
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | retained_by |
| target | Attorney X |
| type | service_provider_to |
| target | Attorney X Client (injured party) |
Role category
provider_client
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
Honesty and Integrity Obligation of Forensic Engineering Experts
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A is retained by Attorney X to perform a forensic engineering investigation and prepare a written report
Text references
Engineer A conducts the investigation for Attorney X, prepares the written report along with conclusions regarding the cause of the accident
Engineer A discovers that the data upon which Engineer A based his report conclusions was inaccurate
Engineer A is retained by Attorney X to perform a forensic engineering investigation and prepare a written report
if the more accurate data had been used in his investigation, Engineer A's conclusions would be different
TTL
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case107:Engineer_A_Forensic_Report_Error_Discovering_Engineer a proeth:ForensicReportErrorDiscoveringEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Forensic Report Error Discovering Engineer" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case107:Honesty_and_Integrity_Obligation_of_Forensic_Engineering_Experts ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case107:Engineer_A_Forensic_Expert_Witness_Objectivity_in_Adversarial_Proceeding ;
proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer', 'specialty': 'Forensic engineering / mechanical product failure analysis', 'report_status': 'Submitted to retaining attorney prior to error discovery', 'error_nature': 'Inaccurate foundational data leading to potentially incorrect conclusions'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Performed forensic engineering investigation of a mechanical product failure, prepared and submitted a written report with conclusions to Attorney X, and subsequently discovered that the underlying data was inaccurate and that accurate data would have led to different conclusions — during active settlement negotiations." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.95" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "107" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T23:31:45.103093+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "107" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T23:31:45.103093+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'retained_by', 'target': 'Attorney X'}",
"{'type': 'service_provider_to', 'target': 'Attorney X Client (injured party)'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "provider_client" ;
proeth:roleclass "Forensic Report Error Discovering Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A is retained by Attorney X to perform a forensic engineering investigation and prepare a written report" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A conducts the investigation for Attorney X, prepares the written report along with conclusions regarding the cause of the accident",
"Engineer A discovers that the data upon which Engineer A based his report conclusions was inaccurate",
"Engineer A is retained by Attorney X to perform a forensic engineering investigation and prepare a written report",
"if the more accurate data had been used in his investigation, Engineer A's conclusions would be different" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 107 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T23:51:16.278462"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 107 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
107
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-27T23:31:45.103093+00:00
First case
107
Generated
2026-02-27T23:31:45.103093+00:00
Attributed to
Case 107 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T23:51:16.278462
Generated by
ProEthica Case 107 Extraction