DP1
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/129#DP1
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP1
Decision question
When and how must Engineer A disclose the committee supervisory relationship with opposing expert Engineer B to retaining counsel Attorney X, and does that disclosure obligation extend beyond a one-time factual report to include Engineer A's own professional assessment of whether the relationship creates a disqualifying conflict?
Focus
Engineer A's obligation to disclose his committee chairmanship and Engineer B's subcommittee membership to Attorney X before or upon accepting the forensic expert engagement
Option1
Disclose to Attorney X both Engineer A's committee chair role and Engineer B's subcommittee membership immediately upon discovery, accompanied by Engineer A's own professional assessment of whether the supervisory relationship creates a conflict material enough to affect the engagement, and treat this disclosure as a continuing obligation requiring updates if the committee relationship materially changes during litigation
Option2
Disclose to Attorney X the bare structural facts of the committee relationship — Engineer A's chairmanship and Engineer B's subcommittee membership — as a one-time act at the outset of engagement, leaving the conflict assessment and engagement decision entirely to Attorney X's professional judgment without Engineer A offering any self-evaluation of the relationship's severity
Option3
Disclose the committee relationship to Attorney X and simultaneously notify the engineering society's ethics or governance body of the dual-role situation before proceeding, creating a formal institutional record and allowing the society to exercise its own governance judgment about whether the arrangement is consistent with the committee's integrity — in addition to providing Attorney X with Engineer A's professional self-assessment
Role
Standards Committee Chair Expert Witness
TTL
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proeth:decisionPointId "DP1" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "When and how must Engineer A disclose the committee supervisory relationship with opposing expert Engineer B to retaining counsel Attorney X, and does that disclosure obligation extend beyond a one-time factual report to include Engineer A's own professional assessment of whether the relationship creates a disqualifying conflict?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer A's obligation to disclose his committee chairmanship and Engineer B's subcommittee membership to Attorney X before or upon accepting the forensic expert engagement" ;
proeth:option1 "Disclose to Attorney X both Engineer A's committee chair role and Engineer B's subcommittee membership immediately upon discovery, accompanied by Engineer A's own professional assessment of whether the supervisory relationship creates a conflict material enough to affect the engagement, and treat this disclosure as a continuing obligation requiring updates if the committee relationship materially changes during litigation" ;
proeth:option2 "Disclose to Attorney X the bare structural facts of the committee relationship — Engineer A's chairmanship and Engineer B's subcommittee membership — as a one-time act at the outset of engagement, leaving the conflict assessment and engagement decision entirely to Attorney X's professional judgment without Engineer A offering any self-evaluation of the relationship's severity" ;
proeth:option3 "Disclose the committee relationship to Attorney X and simultaneously notify the engineering society's ethics or governance body of the dual-role situation before proceeding, creating a formal institutional record and allowing the society to exercise its own governance judgment about whether the arrangement is consistent with the committee's integrity — in addition to providing Attorney X with Engineer A's professional self-assessment" ;
proeth:roleLabel "Standards Committee Chair Expert Witness" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T20:09:23.868343"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 129 Extraction" .
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2026-02-27T20:09:23.868343
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ProEthica Case 129 Extraction