DP3
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/147#DP3
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Parent
Decision Point Id
DP3
Decision Question
Should the Board treat the Allegation-Adjudication Distinction as a threshold condition that categorically suspends Engineer A's faithful agent disclosure duty, or should it weigh the similar-services context as a materiality-elevating factor that limits the distinction's override effect?
Focus
The Board must determine whether the Faithful Agent Obligation — which requires Engineer A to act in Client B's best interest and enable informed decision-making — is overridden by the Allegation-Adjudication Distinction, or whether the similar-services context creates a heightened materiality that prevents the distinction from functioning as a complete answer to the faithful agent duty.
Option1
Treat the Allegation-Adjudication Distinction as a threshold condition that categorically suspends the faithful agent's proactive disclosure duty whenever a complaint remains unresolved, regardless of the degree of overlap between the complaint's subject matter and the current client's services.
Option2
Treat the Allegation-Adjudication Distinction as one contextual factor to be weighed against the similar-services materiality elevation, holding that when a pending competence complaint directly parallels active services, the faithful agent obligation creates at minimum a strong presumption in favor of disclosure that the distinction alone cannot override.
Option3
Hold that the faithful agent obligation requires Engineer A to conduct an affirmative materiality assessment whenever a pending complaint arises during an active engagement, and that the result of that assessment — not merely the complaint's unresolved status — should govern the disclosure decision, with the similar-services context counseling disclosure in this case.
Role Label
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
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2026-03-08 16:29
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ProEthica Case 147 Extraction