Opposing Expert Shared Committee Leadership State
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#OpposingExpertSharedCommitteeLeadershipState
Definition
State in which two licensed professional engineers serving as opposing expert witnesses in the same litigation stand in a direct hierarchical relationship within the same technical standards committee — one as chair and one as a subcommittee member — creating a structural supervisory or authority relationship that goes beyond mere co-membership, requiring disclosure to retaining counsel, imposing heightened constraints on direct communication regarding the pending litigation, and raising questions about whether the authority relationship creates undue influence or the appearance of partiality that may disqualify or constrain participation.
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Definition
State in which two licensed professional engineers serving as opposing expert witnesses in the same litigation stand in a direct hierarchical relationship within the same technical standards committee — one as chair and one as a subcommittee member — creating a structural supervisory or authority relationship that goes beyond mere co-membership, requiring disclosure to retaining counsel, imposing heightened constraints on direct communication regarding the pending litigation, and raising questions about whether the authority relationship creates undue influence or the appearance of partiality that may disqualify or constrain participation.
Scope Note
[proethica-intermediate-extended] State in which two licensed professional engineers serving as opposing expert witnesses in the same litigation are also simultaneously members of the same technical standards committee within a professional engineering society — one as chair and one as a subcommittee member — creating a structural relationship that requires disclosure to retaining counsel and imposes constraints on direct communication between the experts regarding the pending litigation, while not necessarily creating a disqualifying conflict of interest if each expert exercises independent professional judgment.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A, who chairs a boiler code standards and safety committee within an engineering society
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Content Hash
54d6bbed682bfd5f...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
129
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-02-27T19:33:30.742017+00:00
First Discovered In Case
129
Generated
2026-02-27T19:33:30.742017+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 129 Extraction