Engineer A Standards Committee Chair Dual Disclosure to Attorney X
O · Obligation
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/129#Engineer_A_Standards_Committee_Chair_Dual_Disclosure_to_Attorney_X
Properties
Instance of
StandardsCommitteeDualRoleConflictDisclosureObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#StandardsCommitteeDualRoleConflictDisclosureObligation
Case context
Engineer A, a mechanical and forensic PE who chairs a boiler code standards and safety committee, was retained by defense attorney Attorney X to conduct a forensic investigation of a pressure vessel explosion. The plaintiff's expert, Engineer B, is a member of a technical subcommittee within the same committee chaired by Engineer A.
Compliance status
unclear
Confidence
0.95
Importance
high
Obligated party
Engineer A (Standards Committee Chair, Forensic Expert Witness)
Obligation statement
Engineer A was obligated to fully disclose to Attorney X: (1) his role as chairman of the boiler code standards and safety committee within an engineering society, and (2) that Engineer B — the opposing expert — serves as a member of one of the technical subcommittees within that same boiler code standards and safety committee.
Temporal scope
Upon accepting the forensic expert engagement from Attorney X, and before commencing the forensic investigation
Relationships
defeasibleUnder
Engineer A Boiler Case Expert Witness Disclosure Obligation
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A has an obligation to (1) fully disclose to Attorney X his role as the chairman of the boiler code standards and safety committee within an engineering society and (2) advise Attorney X that Engineer B serves as a member of one of the technical subcommittees within the boiler code standards and safety committee.
Text references
Engineer A has an obligation to (1) fully disclose to Attorney X his role as the chairman of the boiler code standards and safety committee within an engineering society and (2) advise Attorney X that Engineer B serves as a member of one of the technical subcommittees within the boiler code standards and safety committee.
TTL
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case129:Engineer_A_Standards_Committee_Chair_Dual_Disclosure_to_Attorney_X a proeth:StandardsCommitteeDualRoleConflictDisclosureObligation,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Standards Committee Chair Dual Disclosure to Attorney X" ;
proeth-core:competesWith case129:Engineer_A_Forensic_Expert_Objectivity_in_Defense_Retention_Pressure_Vessel_Explosion ;
proeth-core:defeasibleUnder case129:Engineer_A_Boiler_Case_Expert_Witness_Disclosure_Obligation ;
proeth-core:prevailsOver case129:Engineer_A_Volunteer_Standards_Role_Non-Preclusion_of_Forensic_Service ;
proeth:casecontext "Engineer A, a mechanical and forensic PE who chairs a boiler code standards and safety committee, was retained by defense attorney Attorney X to conduct a forensic investigation of a pressure vessel explosion. The plaintiff's expert, Engineer B, is a member of a technical subcommittee within the same committee chaired by Engineer A." ;
proeth:compliancestatus "unclear" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Obligation" ;
proeth:confidence "0.95" ;
proeth:derivedFromPrinciple case129:Conflict_of_Interest_Disclosure_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_Expert_Witness_Engagement,
case129:Standards_Committee_Role_Disclosure_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_Standards_Committee_Chair_Forensic_Expert ;
proeth:discoveredincase "129" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T19:43:57.085266+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "129" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T19:43:57.085266+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:obligatedparty "Engineer A (Standards Committee Chair, Forensic Expert Witness)" ;
proeth:obligationclass "Standards Committee Dual Role Conflict Disclosure Obligation" ;
proeth:obligationstatement "Engineer A was obligated to fully disclose to Attorney X: (1) his role as chairman of the boiler code standards and safety committee within an engineering society, and (2) that Engineer B — the opposing expert — serves as a member of one of the technical subcommittees within that same boiler code standards and safety committee." ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A has an obligation to (1) fully disclose to Attorney X his role as the chairman of the boiler code standards and safety committee within an engineering society and (2) advise Attorney X that Engineer B serves as a member of one of the technical subcommittees within the boiler code standards and safety committee." ;
proeth:temporalscope "Upon accepting the forensic expert engagement from Attorney X, and before commencing the forensic investigation" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A has an obligation to (1) fully disclose to Attorney X his role as the chairman of the boiler code standards and safety committee within an engineering society and (2) advise Attorney X that Engineer B serves as a member of one of the technical subcommittees within the boiler code standards and safety committee." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 129 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T19:54:29.982087"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 129 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
129
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T19:43:57.085266+00:00
First case
129
Generated
2026-02-27T19:43:57.085266+00:00
Attributed to
Case 129 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T19:54:29.982087
Generated by
ProEthica Case 129 Extraction