DP2
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/129#DP2
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP2
Decision question
Does Engineer A's simultaneous service as chair of the boiler code standards committee and as defense forensic expert against subcommittee member Engineer B create a conflict of interest that requires withdrawal from one role, or is the arrangement permissible provided Engineer A discloses the relationship, exercises independent judgment, and implements structural safeguards — and if the latter, are communication restraints alone sufficient or must Engineer A also recuse from committee oversight of Engineer B's subcommittee for the duration of the litigation?
Focus
Whether Engineer A's volunteer committee chairmanship over Engineer B's subcommittee categorically precludes his service as defense forensic expert, or whether the dual role is permissible subject to structural safeguards beyond mere communication restraint
Option1
Accept the forensic engagement, fully disclose the committee supervisory relationship to Attorney X, and voluntarily recuse from all committee decisions, evaluations, subcommittee appointments, and agenda actions directly affecting Engineer B's subcommittee for the duration of the litigation — while refraining from any direct litigation-related communications with Engineer B without direction from legal counsel
Option2
Accept the forensic engagement, fully disclose the committee supervisory relationship to Attorney X, and rely on communication restraint alone — refraining from written or verbal exchanges with Engineer B about the pending litigation without legal counsel direction — without formally recusing from committee oversight of Engineer B's subcommittee, on the grounds that the Board found no clear conflict and that unilateral recusal could itself signal a conflict the Board did not find
Option3
Decline the forensic engagement entirely and advise Attorney X to retain a different qualified expert without committee ties to either party, on the grounds that the institutionalized supervisory relationship over the opposing expert creates an irresolvable appearance of impropriety that cannot be adequately managed through disclosure and behavioral constraints alone — preserving both the standards committee's institutional integrity and the litigation's credibility
Role
Standards Committee Chair Expert Witness
TTL
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owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "DP2" ;
proeth:decisionPointId "DP2" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "Does Engineer A's simultaneous service as chair of the boiler code standards committee and as defense forensic expert against subcommittee member Engineer B create a conflict of interest that requires withdrawal from one role, or is the arrangement permissible provided Engineer A discloses the relationship, exercises independent judgment, and implements structural safeguards — and if the latter, are communication restraints alone sufficient or must Engineer A also recuse from committee oversight of Engineer B's subcommittee for the duration of the litigation?" ;
proeth:focus "Whether Engineer A's volunteer committee chairmanship over Engineer B's subcommittee categorically precludes his service as defense forensic expert, or whether the dual role is permissible subject to structural safeguards beyond mere communication restraint" ;
proeth:option1 "Accept the forensic engagement, fully disclose the committee supervisory relationship to Attorney X, and voluntarily recuse from all committee decisions, evaluations, subcommittee appointments, and agenda actions directly affecting Engineer B's subcommittee for the duration of the litigation — while refraining from any direct litigation-related communications with Engineer B without direction from legal counsel" ;
proeth:option2 "Accept the forensic engagement, fully disclose the committee supervisory relationship to Attorney X, and rely on communication restraint alone — refraining from written or verbal exchanges with Engineer B about the pending litigation without legal counsel direction — without formally recusing from committee oversight of Engineer B's subcommittee, on the grounds that the Board found no clear conflict and that unilateral recusal could itself signal a conflict the Board did not find" ;
proeth:option3 "Decline the forensic engagement entirely and advise Attorney X to retain a different qualified expert without committee ties to either party, on the grounds that the institutionalized supervisory relationship over the opposing expert creates an irresolvable appearance of impropriety that cannot be adequately managed through disclosure and behavioral constraints alone — preserving both the standards committee's institutional integrity and the litigation's credibility" ;
proeth:roleLabel "Standards Committee Chair Expert Witness" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T20:09:23.868417"^^xsd:dateTime ;
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