Franchiser National Franchise Engineering Services Client
Individual
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/126#Franchiser_National_Franchise_Engineering_Services_Client
Definition
Major national franchiser that retained Engineer A for multi-year design services, elected not to renew the contract, and during the wind-down period retained Engineer B to review pending design concerns while directing Engineer B to conceal the engagement from Engineer A; ultimately transitioned full design services to Engineer B.
Properties
Parent
NationalFranchiseEngineeringServicesClient
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#NationalFranchiseEngineeringServicesClient
Attributes
| entity_type | Major commercial franchiser |
| geographic_scope | United States (national) |
| procurement_action | Directed successor engineer to maintain confidentiality from incumbent — ethically problematic instruction |
Concept Category
Role
Confidence
0.85
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | client_of |
| target | Engineer A Outgoing Incumbent Design Engineer |
| type | client_of |
| target | Engineer B Confidentiality-Directed Successor Design Engineer |
Role Category
provider_client
Role Class
National Franchise Engineering Services Client
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A is retained by a major franchiser to provide engineering design services for a chain of stores throughout the United States
Text References
Engineer A is retained by a major franchiser to provide engineering design services for a chain of stores throughout the United States
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
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Individual
Content Hash
8ff320ec6b1d6c36...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
Extraction Provenance
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
2026-03-01T10:31:55.139123
Generated By
ProEthica Case 126 Extraction