Scope-of-Work Limitation Non-Defense Invoked By Engineer A Structural Disclosure
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/132#Scope-of-Work_Limitation_Non-Defense_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_Structural_Disclosure
Properties
Instance of
Scope-of-WorkLimitationasIncompleteEthicalDefense
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Scope-of-WorkLimitationasIncompleteEthicalDefense
Applied to
Structural instability findings made during fire investigation
Balancing with
Client confidentiality
Faithful agent obligation
Concrete expression
Engineer A's contractual scope — fire origin and cause investigation — did not shield the engineer from the obligation to disclose the structural instability findings already made during the engagement; the scope limitation defined the investigation obligation but not the disclosure obligation for findings already made
Confidence
0.88
Importance
medium
Interpretation
The fire investigation scope limitation did not authorize Engineer A to suppress the structural instability findings; once the findings were made within the course of the engagement, the disclosure obligation arose independently of the scope limitation
Invoked by
Engineer A Forensic Building Investigation Engineer
Tension resolution
Scope limitation is an incomplete ethical defense; Engineer A correctly disclosed the structural findings despite the fire investigation scope
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A is hired by Client B to conduct a building investigation to determine the origin and cause of a fire resulting in financial loss
Text references
During the investigation, Engineer A, who was also a structural engineer, observes that the building is structurally unstable
Engineer A immediately advises Client B and calls the county building official
Engineer A is hired by Client B to conduct a building investigation to determine the origin and cause of a fire
TTL
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case132:Scope-of-Work_Limitation_Non-Defense_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_Structural_Disclosure a proeth:Scope-of-WorkLimitationasIncompleteEthicalDefense,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Scope-of-Work Limitation Non-Defense Invoked By Engineer A Structural Disclosure" ;
proeth:appliedto "Structural instability findings made during fire investigation" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Client confidentiality",
"Faithful agent obligation" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Engineer A's contractual scope — fire origin and cause investigation — did not shield the engineer from the obligation to disclose the structural instability findings already made during the engagement; the scope limitation defined the investigation obligation but not the disclosure obligation for findings already made" ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "132" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T17:58:09.612528+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "132" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T17:58:09.612528+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "medium" ;
proeth:interpretation "The fire investigation scope limitation did not authorize Engineer A to suppress the structural instability findings; once the findings were made within the course of the engagement, the disclosure obligation arose independently of the scope limitation" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer A Forensic Building Investigation Engineer" ;
proeth:principleclass "Scope-of-Work Limitation as Incomplete Ethical Defense" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A is hired by Client B to conduct a building investigation to determine the origin and cause of a fire resulting in financial loss" ;
proeth:tensionresolution "Scope limitation is an incomplete ethical defense; Engineer A correctly disclosed the structural findings despite the fire investigation scope" ;
proeth:textreferences "During the investigation, Engineer A, who was also a structural engineer, observes that the building is structurally unstable",
"Engineer A immediately advises Client B and calls the county building official",
"Engineer A is hired by Client B to conduct a building investigation to determine the origin and cause of a fire" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 132 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T18:17:34.021844"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 132 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
132
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-27T17:58:09.612528+00:00
First case
132
Generated
2026-02-27T17:58:09.612528+00:00
Attributed to
Case 132 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T18:17:34.021844
Generated by
ProEthica Case 132 Extraction