BER Case No. 77-11
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/127#BER_Case_No._77-11
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Confidence
0.98
Created by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Document title
NSPE Board of Ethical Review Case No. 77-11
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review for analogical reasoning on specialized knowledge restrictions and client contact
Used in context
Cited as precedent establishing that engineers who leave a firm and contact former clients are not per se in violation of the NSPE Code, but that contacting clients on projects for which they gained specialized knowledge while employed does constitute a violation
Source Evidence
Source text
In Case No. 77-11, the Board found that four engineers who left the employ of a firm, founded a new firm, and contacted the clients of the former firm were not in violation of the NSPE Code for doing so. However, the Board determined in Case No. 77-11 that the four engineers violated the NSPE Code with regard to projects for which they had gained specialized knowledge while in the employ of the firm.
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In Case No. 77-11, the Board found that four engineers who left the employ of a firm, founded a new firm, and contacted the clients of the former firm were not in violation of the NSPE Code for doing so. However, the Board determined in Case No. 77-11 that the four engineers violated the NSPE Code with regard to projects for which they had gained specialized knowledge while in the employ of the firm.
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
127
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T03:11:47.259654+00:00
First case
127
Generated
2026-03-01T03:11:47.259654+00:00
Attributed to
Case 127 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T03:44:36.607221
Generated by
ProEthica Case 127 Extraction