DP17
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/126#DP17
Properties
Parent
Decision Point Id
DP17
Decision Question
Should Engineer B have sought clarification of the franchiser's confidentiality instruction before accepting the engagement — potentially conditioning acceptance on modified terms — or was it permissible to accept the engagement as structured and navigate the resulting ethical conflict after the fact?
Focus
Engineer B Pre-Engagement Clarification Duty: Whether Engineer B should have sought clarification of the franchiser's reasons for the confidentiality instruction before accepting the engagement, given that the instruction was facially anomalous and signaled a potential irreconcilable conflict between the faithful agent duty and the peer review notification obligation.
Option1
Before accepting the franchiser's engagement, ask the franchiser to explain the business reasons for the confidentiality instruction and negotiate modified engagement terms — such as permission to provide a limited notification to Engineer A of the engagement's existence — that would allow simultaneous compliance with both the faithful agent duty and the peer review notification obligation.
Option2
Accept the franchiser's engagement as structured, treating the confidentiality instruction as a standard business directive within the scope of the faithful agent duty, and address any conflict with the peer review notification obligation as it arises during the engagement — relying on professional judgment at that time to determine the appropriate course of action.
Option3
Decline the engagement outright on the ground that the confidentiality instruction, on its face, makes simultaneous compliance with the faithful agent duty and the peer review notification obligation impossible, thereby refusing to accept an engagement structured to require an ethical violation as a condition of performance.
Role Label
Engineer B
TTL
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Ontology
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Content Hash
b1a2f97fcc0ce146...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
Extraction Provenance
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2026-03-01T10:52:09.304929
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ProEthica Case 126 Extraction