Engineer A Confidentiality Non-Override Imminent Structural Safety Compliance Failure

O · Obligation Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/136#Engineer_A_Confidentiality_Non-Override_Imminent_Structural_Safety_Compliance_Failure
Properties
Instance of
ConfidentialityNon-OverrideofImminentStructuralSafetyObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ConfidentialityNon-OverrideofImminentStructuralSafetyObligation
Case context
Engineer A discovered structural defects constituting an immediate threat to tenant safety while retained under an attorney-client confidentiality framework; the attorney directed confidentiality; Engineer A complied rather than disclosing to authorities or tenants.
Compliance status
unmet
Confidence
0.97
Importance
high
Obligated party
Engineer A
Obligation statement
Engineer A was obligated to notify affected parties and appropriate public authorities of the imminent structural danger notwithstanding the attorney-implied confidentiality obligation, because the paramount public welfare duty pre-empts confidentiality when the safety risk is immediate and serious.
Temporal scope
Upon discovery of the structural defects and receipt of the attorney's confidentiality instruction
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants.

Text references
Engineer A complys with the request of the attorney.
Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants.
Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit.
TTL
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Metadata
Type
Individual
Last Updated
2026-05-28 16:27
Discovered in case
136
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-01T12:58:28.627588+00:00
First case
136
Generated
2026-03-01T12:58:28.627588+00:00
Attributed to
Case 136 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T13:14:37.520432
Generated by
ProEthica Case 136 Extraction