Client Transition Overlap Engagement State
Class
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ClientTransitionOverlapEngagementState
Definition
State in which a client has initiated engagement with a new engineer (Engineer B) for services overlapping with or succeeding those of an incumbent engineer (Engineer A) whose contract has not yet expired — creating a condition where the incoming engineer is simultaneously bound by duties of loyalty and confidentiality to the new client while the outgoing engineer retains active contractual rights, and where the client has instructed the incoming engineer to maintain confidentiality about the new engagement from the incumbent, generating tension between faithful agent obligations to the new client and professional courtesy obligations toward the incumbent.
Properties
Subclass of
Definition
State in which a client has initiated engagement with a new engineer (Engineer B) for services overlapping with or succeeding those of an incumbent engineer (Engineer A) whose contract has not yet expired — creating a condition where the incoming engineer is simultaneously bound by duties of loyalty and confidentiality to the new client while the outgoing engineer retains active contractual rights, and where the client has instructed the incoming engineer to maintain confidentiality about the new engagement from the incumbent, generating tension between faithful agent obligations to the new client and professional courtesy obligations toward the incumbent.
Source Evidence
Source Text
franchiser began discussions with Engineer B and retained Engineer B to provide immediate review of design concerns
TTL
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rdfs:label "Client Transition Overlap Engagement State" ;
rdfs:comment "State in which a client has initiated engagement with a new engineer (Engineer B) for services overlapping with or succeeding those of an incumbent engineer (Engineer A) whose contract has not yet expired — creating a condition where the incoming engineer is simultaneously bound by duties of loyalty and confidentiality to the new client while the outgoing engineer retains active contractual rights, and where the client has instructed the incoming engineer to maintain confidentiality about the new engagement from the incumbent, generating tension between faithful agent obligations to the new client and professional courtesy obligations toward the incumbent." ;
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Class
Content Hash
daa9179ea9231d5a...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
141
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
discussion
First Discovered At
2026-02-28T13:41:57.865272+00:00
First Discovered In Case
141
Generated
2026-02-28T13:41:57.865272+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 141 Extraction