Engineers X Y Z Client-Solicited Departing Staff Engineers
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/127#Engineers_X_Y_Z_Client-Solicited_Departing_Staff_Engineers
Definition
Engineers X, Y, and Z developed a proposal for Engineer A's firm, were then directly approached by the city to consult independently, disclosed this to Engineer A, resigned, and entered negotiations with the city. The Board found this ethical under a strict reading of the Code, subject to specialized knowledge constraints.
Properties
Instance of
Client-SolicitedDepartingStaffEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Client-SolicitedDepartingStaffEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer |
| former_employer | Engineer A's firm |
| soliciting_party | City (municipal client) |
| disclosure_made | True |
| specialized_knowledge_constraint | Applicable to projects for which specialized knowledge was gained |
Confidence
0.88
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | former_employer |
| target | Engineer A Firm Principal |
| type | independent_contract_with |
| target | City Municipal Client |
| type | solicited_by |
| target | City Municipal Client |
Role category
employer_relationship
Source Evidence
Source text
a city official approached Engineers X, Y, and Z and asked if they would agree to a contract as consultants, independent of Engineer A's firm
Text references
Engineers X, Y, and Z disclosed the facts to Engineer A, resigned from the firm, and entered into negotiations with the city
a city official approached Engineers X, Y, and Z and asked if they would agree to a contract as consultants, independent of Engineer A's firm
it would be ethical for Engineers X, Y, and Z to agree to a contract for consulting services independent of Engineer A's firm
TTL
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case127:Engineers_X_Y_Z_Client-Solicited_Departing_Staff_Engineers a proeth:Client-SolicitedDepartingStaffEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineers X Y Z Client-Solicited Departing Staff Engineers" ;
proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer', 'former_employer': \"Engineer A's firm\", 'soliciting_party': 'City (municipal client)', 'disclosure_made': True, 'specialized_knowledge_constraint': 'Applicable to projects for which specialized knowledge was gained'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Engineers X, Y, and Z developed a proposal for Engineer A's firm, were then directly approached by the city to consult independently, disclosed this to Engineer A, resigned, and entered negotiations with the city. The Board found this ethical under a strict reading of the Code, subject to specialized knowledge constraints." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "127" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T03:12:17.847777+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "127" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T03:12:17.847777+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'former_employer', 'target': 'Engineer A Firm Principal'}",
"{'type': 'independent_contract_with', 'target': 'City Municipal Client'}",
"{'type': 'solicited_by', 'target': 'City Municipal Client'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "employer_relationship" ;
proeth:roleclass "Client-Solicited Departing Staff Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "a city official approached Engineers X, Y, and Z and asked if they would agree to a contract as consultants, independent of Engineer A's firm" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineers X, Y, and Z disclosed the facts to Engineer A, resigned from the firm, and entered into negotiations with the city",
"a city official approached Engineers X, Y, and Z and asked if they would agree to a contract as consultants, independent of Engineer A's firm",
"it would be ethical for Engineers X, Y, and Z to agree to a contract for consulting services independent of Engineer A's firm" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 127 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T03:44:36.618703"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 127 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
127
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T03:12:17.847777+00:00
First case
127
Generated
2026-03-01T03:12:17.847777+00:00
Attributed to
Case 127 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T03:44:36.618703
Generated by
ProEthica Case 127 Extraction