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
licenseProfessional Engineer
discoveryImminent structural danger to building tenants
obligationDisclose to tenants and public authorities despite confidentiality instruction
Confidence
0.95
Importance
high
Relationships
typeindirect_client
targetBuilding Owner Current Case
typeobligation_to
targetTenants and Public Authorities
typeretained_by
targetAttorney Current Case
Role category
public_responsibility
Relationships
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
@prefix case136: <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/136#> . @prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix proeth: <http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#> . @prefix proeth-core: <http://proethica.org/ontology/core#> . @prefix prov: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> . 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
Type
Individual
Last Updated
2026-05-28 16:27
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