Franchiser National Franchise Engineering Services Client
R · Role
Individual
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
Instance of
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 |
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
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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case126:Franchiser_National_Franchise_Engineering_Services_Client a proeth:NationalFranchiseEngineeringServicesClient,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Franchiser National Franchise Engineering Services Client" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case126:At-Will_Employment_Symmetry_Invoked_For_Franchiser_Non-Renewal_of_Engineer_A_Contract,
case126:Client_Loyalty_Invoked_By_Franchiser_Toward_Engineer_B_Confidentiality_Instruction ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case126:Franchiser_Client_Peer_Review_Procedural_Fairness_Client_Instruction_Non-Override_BER_Case,
case126:Franchiser_Peer_Review_Procedural_Fairness_Non-Compliance_Covert_Instruction ;
proeth:attributes "{'entity_type': 'Major commercial franchiser', 'geographic_scope': 'United States (national)', 'procurement_action': 'Directed successor engineer to maintain confidentiality from incumbent — ethically problematic instruction'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "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." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.85" ;
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_of', 'target': 'Engineer A Outgoing Incumbent Design Engineer'}",
"{'type': 'client_of', 'target': 'Engineer B Confidentiality-Directed Successor Design Engineer'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "provider_client" ;
proeth:roleclass "National Franchise Engineering Services Client" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A is retained by a major franchiser to provide engineering design services for a chain of stores throughout the United States" ;
proeth:textreferences "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" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 126 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T10:31:55.139123"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 126 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
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