BER Case No. 86-5
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/127#BER_Case_No._86-5
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.98
Created by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Document title
NSPE Board of Ethical Review Case No. 86-5
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review for analogical reasoning on engineer departure and client solicitation
Used in context
Cited as precedent where engineers who developed a proposal for their firm were approached directly by the client and, after disclosing to their employer and resigning, were found ethically permitted to contract independently with the client
Source Evidence
Source text
in Case No. 86-5, a city requested proposals from various consulting engineers for a major job that was planned.
Text references
The Board concluded that, according to a strict interpretation of the Code, it would be ethical for Engineers X, Y, and Z to agree to a contract for consulting services independent of Engineer A's firm.
in Case No. 86-5, a city requested proposals from various consulting engineers for a major job that was planned.
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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
2026-03-01T03:44:36.616929
Generated by
ProEthica Case 127 Extraction