Engineer B Confidentiality-Directed Successor Design Engineer

R · Role Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/126#Engineer_B_Confidentiality-Directed_Successor_Design_Engineer
Definition

Retained by the franchiser to review pending design concerns while Engineer A's contract was still active; directed by the franchiser not to disclose the engagement to Engineer A; chose to disclose the relationship and preliminary review results to Engineer A despite the client's instruction; subsequently retained as the franchiser's full design engineer after Engineer A's contract expired.

Properties
Instance of
Confidentiality-DirectedSuccessorDesignEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Confidentiality-DirectedSuccessorDesignEngineer
Attributes
licenseProfessional Engineer (implied)
specialtyFranchise facility design review and design services
ethical_actionVoluntarily disclosed engagement to incumbent despite client confidentiality instruction
Confidence
0.92
Importance
high
Relationships
typeclient
targetFranchiser
typepeer
targetEngineer A Outgoing Incumbent Design Engineer
typesuccessor_to
targetEngineer A Outgoing Incumbent Design Engineer
Role category
provider_client
Source Evidence
Source text
franchiser begins discussions with Engineer B and retains Engineer B to provide immediate review of design concerns

Text references
Engineer B reviews the design information the following week and following his review, notifies Engineer A of his relationship with franchiser and the preliminary results of his review
franchiser begins discussions with Engineer B and retains Engineer B to provide immediate review of design concerns
franchiser retains Engineer B as its design engineer
franchiser specifically tells Engineer B not to disclose to Engineer A, Engineer B's relationship with franchiser
TTL
@prefix case126: <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/126#> . @prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix proeth: <http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#> . @prefix proeth-core: <http://proethica.org/ontology/core#> . @prefix prov: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> . case126:Engineer_B_Confidentiality-Directed_Successor_Design_Engineer a proeth:Confidentiality-DirectedSuccessorDesignEngineer, owl:NamedIndividual ; rdfs:label "Engineer B Confidentiality-Directed Successor Design Engineer" ; proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case126:Client_Direction_Does_Not_Authorize_Ethical_Violation_Invoked_Against_Franchiser_Confidentiality_Instruction, case126:Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Within_Ethical_Limits_Invoked_By_Engineer_B_Toward_Franchiser, case126:Incumbent_Engineer_Knowledge_Requirement_Invoked_By_Engineer_B_Against_Client_Instruction, case126:Successor_Engineer_Post-Review_Contract_Acceptance_Permissibility_Invoked_By_Engineer_B ; proeth-core:hasObligation case126:Engineer_B_Covert_Review_Client_Instruction_Resistance, case126:Engineer_B_Peer_Review_Notification_and_Consent_Fulfillment, case126:Engineer_B_Peer_Review_Notification_of_Engineer_A_Despite_Client_Instruction, case126:Engineer_B_Preliminary_Review_Results_Disclosure_to_Engineer_A, case126:Engineer_B_Successor_Contract_Acceptance_After_Engineer_A_Contract_Expiration ; proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer (implied)', 'specialty': 'Franchise facility design review and design services', 'ethical_action': 'Voluntarily disclosed engagement to incumbent despite client confidentiality instruction'}" ; proeth:caseinvolvement "Retained by the franchiser to review pending design concerns while Engineer A's contract was still active; directed by the franchiser not to disclose the engagement to Engineer A; chose to disclose the relationship and preliminary review results to Engineer A despite the client's instruction; subsequently retained as the franchiser's full design engineer after Engineer A's contract expired." ; proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ; proeth:confidence "0.92" ; proeth:discoveredincase "126" ; proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ; proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ; proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T10:10:01.127360+00:00" ; proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "126" ; proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T10:10:01.127360+00:00" ; proeth:importance "high" ; proeth:relationships "{'type': 'client', 'target': 'Franchiser'}", "{'type': 'peer', 'target': 'Engineer A Outgoing Incumbent Design Engineer'}", "{'type': 'successor_to', 'target': 'Engineer A Outgoing Incumbent Design Engineer'}" ; proeth:rolecategory "provider_client" ; proeth:roleclass "Confidentiality-Directed Successor Design Engineer" ; proeth:sourcetext "franchiser begins discussions with Engineer B and retains Engineer B to provide immediate review of design concerns" ; proeth:textreferences "Engineer B reviews the design information the following week and following his review, notifies Engineer A of his relationship with franchiser and the preliminary results of his review", "franchiser begins discussions with Engineer B and retains Engineer B to provide immediate review of design concerns", "franchiser retains Engineer B as its design engineer", "franchiser specifically tells Engineer B not to disclose to Engineer A, Engineer B's relationship with franchiser" ; proeth:wasattributedto "Case 126 Extraction" ; prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T10:31:55.138943"^^xsd:dateTime ; prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 126 Extraction" .
Metadata
Type
Individual
Last Updated
2026-05-28 16:26
Discovered in case
126
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-01T10:10:01.127360+00:00
First case
126
Generated
2026-03-01T10:10:01.127360+00:00
Attributed to
Case 126 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T10:31:55.138943
Generated by
ProEthica Case 126 Extraction