Engineer A Current Case Attorney-Directed Confidentiality-Bound Safety-Discovering Engineer
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/136#Engineer_A_Current_Case_Attorney-Directed_Confidentiality-Bound_Safety-Discovering_Engineer
Definition
Retained by attorney on behalf of building owner; discovered imminent structural danger to tenants; instructed by attorney to maintain confidentiality; Board found Engineer A had obligation to disclose directly to tenants and public authorities notwithstanding attorney's confidentiality directive.
Properties
Instance of
Attorney-DirectedConfidentiality-BoundSafety-DiscoveringEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Attorney-DirectedConfidentiality-BoundSafety-DiscoveringEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer |
| discovery | Imminent structural danger to building tenants |
| obligation | Disclose to tenants and public authorities despite confidentiality instruction |
Confidence
0.95
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | indirect_client |
| target | Building Owner Current Case |
| type | obligation_to |
| target | Tenants and Public Authorities |
| type | retained_by |
| target | Attorney Current Case |
Role category
public_responsibility
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
Attorney-Directed Confidentiality Non-Override Violated By Engineer A Compliance, Confidentiality Non-Applicability To Public Danger Violated In Tenant Safety Case, Engineer Non-Advocate Status Violated By Engineer A Compliance With Litigation Confidentiality, Forensic Expert Non-Advocate Status Violated By Engineer A Suppression Of Structural Defect Findings, Passive Acquiescence After Safety Notification Independent Ethical Failure By Engineer A, Public Welfare Paramount Invoked By Engineer A In Structural Defect Discovery, Third-Party Affected Party Direct Notification Obligation Owed To Tenants By Engineer A
hasObligation
Current Case Engineer A Attorney-Directed Confidentiality Non-Override Imminent Tenant Safety, Current Case Engineer A Competing Confidentiality-Safety Provision Contextual Balancing, Current Case Engineer A Confidentiality Scope Limitation Public Danger Disclosure, Current Case Engineer A Conflict-of-Interest Absence Confidentiality Permissibility Assessment, Current Case Engineer A Forensic Expert Non-Advocate Objectivity Compliance Failure, Current Case Engineer A Licensure-Grounded Superi or Knowledge Public Safety Duty, Current Case Engineer A Public Authority Notification Imminent Structural Danger, Current Case Engineer A Section II.1.c. Exception Clause Activation, Current Case Engineer A Tenant Direct Notification Imminent Structural Danger, Engineer A Attorney Confidentiality Compliance Imminent Tenant Safety Violation, Engineer A Client Safety Violation Insistence Withdrawal Failure Attorney Confidentiality, Engineer A Confidentiality Non-Override Imminent Structural Safety Compliance Failure, Engineer A Confidentiality Scope Limitation Public Danger Structural Defects, Engineer A Forensic Expert Non-Advocate Objectivity Suppression Violation, Engineer A Passive Acquiescence Attorney Confidentiality Independent Ethical Failure, Engineer A Tenant Direct Notification Imminent Structural Danger Failure
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A's client was the attorney and technically Engineer A had an obligation not to reveal facts, data or other information in a professional capacity without the prior consent of attorney
Text references
Engineer A's client was the attorney and technically Engineer A had an obligation not to reveal facts, data or other information in a professional capacity without the prior consent of attorney
Engineer A, having become aware of the imminent danger to the structure, had an obligation to make absolutely certain that the tenants and public authorities were made immediately aware of the dangers that existed
engineers not only have the right but also the ethical responsibility to reveal such facts to the proper persons
TTL
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case136:Engineer_A_Current_Case_Attorney-Directed_Confidentiality-Bound_Safety-Discovering_Engineer a proeth:Attorney-DirectedConfidentiality-BoundSafety-DiscoveringEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Current Case Attorney-Directed Confidentiality-Bound Safety-Discovering Engineer" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case136:Attorney-Directed_Confidentiality_Non-Override_Violated_By_Engineer_A_Compliance,
case136:Confidentiality_Non-Applicability_To_Public_Danger_Violated_In_Tenant_Safety_Case,
case136:Engineer_Non-Advocate_Status_Violated_By_Engineer_A_Compliance_With_Litigation_Confidentiality,
case136:Forensic_Expert_Non-Advocate_Status_Violated_By_Engineer_A_Suppression_Of_Structural_Defect_Findings,
case136:Passive_Acquiescence_After_Safety_Notification_Independent_Ethical_Failure_By_Engineer_A,
case136:Public_Welfare_Paramount_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_In_Structural_Defect_Discovery,
case136:Third-Party_Affected_Party_Direct_Notification_Obligation_Owed_To_Tenants_By_Engineer_A ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case136:Current_Case_Engineer_A_Attorney-Directed_Confidentiality_Non-Override_Imminent_Tenant_Safety,
case136:Current_Case_Engineer_A_Competing_Confidentiality-Safety_Provision_Contextual_Balancing,
case136:Current_Case_Engineer_A_Confidentiality_Scope_Limitation_Public_Danger_Disclosure,
case136:Current_Case_Engineer_A_Conflict-of-Interest_Absence_Confidentiality_Permissibility_Assessment,
case136:Current_Case_Engineer_A_Forensic_Expert_Non-Advocate_Objectivity_Compliance_Failure,
case136:Current_Case_Engineer_A_Licensure-Grounded_Superior_Knowledge_Public_Safety_Duty,
case136:Current_Case_Engineer_A_Public_Authority_Notification_Imminent_Structural_Danger,
case136:Current_Case_Engineer_A_Section_II.1.c._Exception_Clause_Activation,
case136:Current_Case_Engineer_A_Tenant_Direct_Notification_Imminent_Structural_Danger,
case136:Engineer_A_Attorney_Confidentiality_Compliance_Imminent_Tenant_Safety_Violation,
case136:Engineer_A_Client_Safety_Violation_Insistence_Withdrawal_Failure_Attorney_Confidentiality,
case136:Engineer_A_Confidentiality_Non-Override_Imminent_Structural_Safety_Compliance_Failure,
case136:Engineer_A_Confidentiality_Scope_Limitation_Public_Danger_Structural_Defects,
case136:Engineer_A_Forensic_Expert_Non-Advocate_Objectivity_Suppression_Violation,
case136:Engineer_A_Passive_Acquiescence_Attorney_Confidentiality_Independent_Ethical_Failure,
case136:Engineer_A_Tenant_Direct_Notification_Imminent_Structural_Danger_Failure ;
proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer', 'discovery': 'Imminent structural danger to building tenants', 'obligation': 'Disclose to tenants and public authorities despite confidentiality instruction'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Retained by attorney on behalf of building owner; discovered imminent structural danger to tenants; instructed by attorney to maintain confidentiality; Board found Engineer A had obligation to disclose directly to tenants and public authorities notwithstanding attorney's confidentiality directive." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.95" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "136" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T12:53:54.922882+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "136" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T12:53:54.922882+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'indirect_client', 'target': 'Building Owner Current Case'}",
"{'type': 'obligation_to', 'target': 'Tenants and Public Authorities'}",
"{'type': 'retained_by', 'target': 'Attorney Current Case'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "public_responsibility" ;
proeth:roleclass "Attorney-Directed Confidentiality-Bound Safety-Discovering Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A's client was the attorney and technically Engineer A had an obligation not to reveal facts, data or other information in a professional capacity without the prior consent of attorney" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A's client was the attorney and technically Engineer A had an obligation not to reveal facts, data or other information in a professional capacity without the prior consent of attorney",
"Engineer A, having become aware of the imminent danger to the structure, had an obligation to make absolutely certain that the tenants and public authorities were made immediately aware of the dangers that existed",
"engineers not only have the right but also the ethical responsibility to reveal such facts to the proper persons" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 136 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T13:14:37.517913"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 136 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
136
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T12:53:54.922882+00:00
First case
136
Generated
2026-03-01T12:53:54.922882+00:00
Attributed to
Case 136 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T13:14:37.517913
Generated by
ProEthica Case 136 Extraction