Confidentiality Non-Applicability Applied in Current Case
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/132#Confidentiality_Non-Applicability_Applied_in_Current_Case
Properties
Instance of
ConfidentialityNon-ApplicabilitytoPublicDangerDisclosure
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ConfidentialityNon-ApplicabilitytoPublicDangerDisclosure
Applied to
Client B Building Safety Investigation Client
County Building Official (Current Case)
Balancing with
Client confidentiality
Contractual obligations to client
Concrete expression
Engineer A's disclosure of structural instability to the county building official — without Client B's explicit authorization — did not violate confidentiality obligations because the disclosure served the public welfare purpose of the ethics code and the structural hazard constituted an apparent danger to the public interest
Confidence
0.87
Importance
medium
Interpretation
Confidentiality obligations do not bar disclosure of apparent public dangers to regulatory authorities; such disclosure serves the public welfare purpose of the ethics code
Invoked by
Engineer A (Current Case) Forensic Building Investigation Engineer
Tension resolution
Public welfare obligation overrides confidentiality when an apparent danger to the public interest is identified
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A brought his concerns to Client B and also contacted the county building official who did not return Engineer A's phone call.
Text references
Engineer A brought his concerns to Client B and also contacted the county building official who did not return Engineer A's phone call.
Engineer A had an obligation to continue to pursue a resolution of the matter by working with Client B and in contacting the supervisor of the county official, the fire marshal, or any other agency having jurisdiction
TTL
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case132:Confidentiality_Non-Applicability_Applied_in_Current_Case a proeth:ConfidentialityNon-ApplicabilitytoPublicDangerDisclosure,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Confidentiality Non-Applicability Applied in Current Case" ;
proeth:appliedto "Client B Building Safety Investigation Client",
"County Building Official (Current Case)" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Client confidentiality",
"Contractual obligations to client" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Engineer A's disclosure of structural instability to the county building official — without Client B's explicit authorization — did not violate confidentiality obligations because the disclosure served the public welfare purpose of the ethics code and the structural hazard constituted an apparent danger to the public interest" ;
proeth:confidence "0.87" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "132" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T18:05:10.669588+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "132" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T18:05:10.669588+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "medium" ;
proeth:interpretation "Confidentiality obligations do not bar disclosure of apparent public dangers to regulatory authorities; such disclosure serves the public welfare purpose of the ethics code" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer A (Current Case) Forensic Building Investigation Engineer" ;
proeth:principleclass "Confidentiality Non-Applicability to Public Danger Disclosure" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A brought his concerns to Client B and also contacted the county building official who did not return Engineer A's phone call." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "Public welfare obligation overrides confidentiality when an apparent danger to the public interest is identified" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A brought his concerns to Client B and also contacted the county building official who did not return Engineer A's phone call.",
"Engineer A had an obligation to continue to pursue a resolution of the matter by working with Client B and in contacting the supervisor of the county official, the fire marshal, or any other agency having jurisdiction" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 132 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T18:17:34.029321"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 132 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
132
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T18:05:10.669588+00:00
First case
132
Generated
2026-02-27T18:05:10.669588+00:00
Attributed to
Case 132 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T18:17:34.029321
Generated by
ProEthica Case 132 Extraction