Current Case: Ethical Dilemma — Safety Disclosure vs. Client Confidentiality
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/136#Current_Case:_Ethical_Dilemma_—_Safety_Disclosure_vs._Client_Confidentiality
Properties
Instance of
Active period
From discovery of imminent structural danger through Board's resolution that safety exception mandates disclosure
Affected parties
Attorney
Engineer A
Engineering profession
Public authorities
Tenants
Confidence
0.94
Importance
high
Subject
Engineer A's ethical dilemma between protecting public safety through disclosure and honoring client confidentiality obligation
Terminated by
Board's ethical analysis establishing that safety obligation overrides confidentiality in cases of imminent public danger
Triggering event
Engineer A's simultaneous awareness of imminent structural danger and confidentiality obligation to attorney-client
Urgency level
critical
Source Evidence
Source text
there may be facts and circumstances in which the ethical obligation of engineers in protecting the public health and safety conflict with the ethical obligation of engineers to maintain the right of confidentiality in data and other information obtained on behalf of a client
Text references
there may be facts and circumstances in which the ethical obligation of engineers in protecting the public health and safety conflict with the ethical obligation of engineers to maintain the right of confidentiality in data and other information obtained on behalf of a client
we think that under the facts of this case, there were reasonable alternatives available to Engineer A which could assist him in averting an ethical conflict
TTL
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
136
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T12:53:52.514196+00:00
First case
136
Generated
2026-03-01T12:53:52.514196+00:00
Attributed to
Case 136 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T13:14:37.516652
Generated by
ProEthica Case 136 Extraction