DP2
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/134#DP2
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP2
Decision question
Should Engineer A fully disclose all material circumstances surrounding Engineer C's interest — including that Engineer C has definitively withdrawn — before or when referencing prior third-party interest to Engineer B, or may Engineer A omit Engineer C's withdrawal on the grounds that partial disclosure of prior interest is sufficient?
Focus
Engineer A must decide whether to fully disclose all circumstances surrounding Engineer C's interest — including her definitive withdrawal — when making any reference to third-party competitive interest during negotiations with Engineer B. The Board identified full disclosure of Engineer C's circumstances as a conditional defense that, if exercised, would have changed the ethical outcome.
Option1
When referencing prior third-party interest to Engineer B, fully disclose all material circumstances — including that Engineer C initially expressed interest but has since definitively decided not to proceed — so that Engineer B can form an accurate understanding of the current competitive landscape and Engineer A retains the conditional ethical defense of complete disclosure.
Option2
Reference Engineer C's prior expressed interest to Engineer B without disclosing her subsequent withdrawal, on the basis that the prior interest is a real historical fact and that the current status of that interest is a matter of commercial confidentiality or negotiating strategy that Engineer A is not obligated to volunteer.
Option3
Refrain entirely from referencing Engineer C or any third-party interest — whether accurately or inaccurately — and instead pursue negotiation acceleration through means that do not implicate Engineer C's professional position or require disclosure decisions about her withdrawal status.
Role
Engineer A
TTL
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case134:DP2 a proeth-cases:DecisionPoint,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "DP2" ;
proeth:decisionPointId "DP2" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "Should Engineer A fully disclose all material circumstances surrounding Engineer C's interest — including that Engineer C has definitively withdrawn — before or when referencing prior third-party interest to Engineer B, or may Engineer A omit Engineer C's withdrawal on the grounds that partial disclosure of prior interest is sufficient?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer A must decide whether to fully disclose all circumstances surrounding Engineer C's interest — including her definitive withdrawal — when making any reference to third-party competitive interest during negotiations with Engineer B. The Board identified full disclosure of Engineer C's circumstances as a conditional defense that, if exercised, would have changed the ethical outcome." ;
proeth:option1 "When referencing prior third-party interest to Engineer B, fully disclose all material circumstances — including that Engineer C initially expressed interest but has since definitively decided not to proceed — so that Engineer B can form an accurate understanding of the current competitive landscape and Engineer A retains the conditional ethical defense of complete disclosure." ;
proeth:option2 "Reference Engineer C's prior expressed interest to Engineer B without disclosing her subsequent withdrawal, on the basis that the prior interest is a real historical fact and that the current status of that interest is a matter of commercial confidentiality or negotiating strategy that Engineer A is not obligated to volunteer." ;
proeth:option3 "Refrain entirely from referencing Engineer C or any third-party interest — whether accurately or inaccurately — and instead pursue negotiation acceleration through means that do not implicate Engineer C's professional position or require disclosure decisions about her withdrawal status." ;
proeth:roleLabel "Engineer A" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-28T21:43:55.174894"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 134 Extraction" .
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2026-02-28T21:43:55.174894
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ProEthica Case 134 Extraction