Scope-of-Work Limitation as Incomplete Defense Applied in Current Case
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/132#Scope-of-Work_Limitation_as_Incomplete_Defense_Applied_in_Current_Case
Properties
Instance of
Scope-of-WorkLimitationasIncompleteEthicalDefense
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Scope-of-WorkLimitationasIncompleteEthicalDefense
Applied to
Client B Building Safety Investigation Client
Structurally unstable building
Balancing with
Contractual obligations to client
Concrete expression
Engineer A was retained for fire origin/cause investigation but observed structural instability; the contractual scope limitation did not excuse non-disclosure of the structural hazard, and Engineer A was obligated to report it and continue escalating when the initial report was unacknowledged
Confidence
0.88
Importance
medium
Interpretation
The fire investigation scope limitation defined the boundaries of required investigation but did not authorize suppression of structural safety findings already made within that investigation
Invoked by
Engineer A (Current Case) Forensic Building Investigation Engineer
Tension resolution
Material safety findings must be disclosed regardless of contracted scope
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 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 to determine whether an investigation was warranted after the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
TTL
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case132:Scope-of-Work_Limitation_as_Incomplete_Defense_Applied_in_Current_Case a proeth:Scope-of-WorkLimitationasIncompleteEthicalDefense,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Scope-of-Work Limitation as Incomplete Defense Applied in Current Case" ;
proeth:appliedto "Client B Building Safety Investigation Client",
"Structurally unstable building" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Contractual obligations to client" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Engineer A was retained for fire origin/cause investigation but observed structural instability; the contractual scope limitation did not excuse non-disclosure of the structural hazard, and Engineer A was obligated to report it and continue escalating when the initial report was unacknowledged" ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
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 "The fire investigation scope limitation defined the boundaries of required investigation but did not authorize suppression of structural safety findings already made within that investigation" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer A (Current Case) Forensic Building Investigation Engineer" ;
proeth:principleclass "Scope-of-Work Limitation as Incomplete Ethical Defense" ;
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 "Material safety findings must be disclosed regardless of contracted scope" ;
proeth:textreferences "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 to determine whether an investigation was warranted after the issuance of the certificate of occupancy." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 132 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T18:17:34.029176"^^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
2026-02-27T18:17:34.029176
Generated by
ProEthica Case 132 Extraction