Engineer A Pending Competence Complaint Non-Disclosure to Client B
O · Obligation
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/147#Engineer_A_Pending_Competence_Complaint_Non-Disclosure_to_Client_B
Properties
Instance of
PendingCompetenceComplaintDisclosureObligationtoCurrentClient
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#PendingCompetenceComplaintDisclosureObligationtoCurrentClient
Case context
Engineer A was retained by Client B for design and CPM scheduling services on a manufacturing facility. While performing those services, Engineer A was contacted by the state board regarding a complaint by Client C alleging incompetence in similar services. Engineer A chose not to disclose this to Client B. Client B later learned through a third party and expressed that Engineer A should have disclosed.
Compliance status
unmet
Confidence
0.92
Importance
high
Obligated party
Engineer A
Obligation statement
Engineer A was obligated to weigh whether to disclose to Client B the existence of the pending ethics complaint filed by Client C alleging incompetence in services materially similar to those being performed for Client B, and given the similarity of services and the faithful agent relationship, prudential disclosure to Client B was warranted even though the complaint was an unproven allegation.
Temporal scope
Upon receipt of notification from the state board of professional engineers regarding the pending ethics complaint, and throughout the duration of the engagement with Client B
Relationships
defeasibleUnder
Client B Trust Undermined by Non-Disclosure Discovery, Client C Competence Allegation — Similar Services Context, Privacy Right vs. Material Omission — Competence Allegation
derivedFromPrinciple
Pending Competence Complaint Disclosure Obligation Negated by Allegation Status
Source Evidence
Source text
During the rendering of services to Client B on this project, the state board of professional engineers contacts Engineer A regarding an ethics complaint filed against Engineer A by Client C relating to services provided on a project for Client C that are similar to the services being performed for Client B.
Text references
Client B learns of the ethics complaint filed against Engineer A and tells Engineer A that he is upset by the allegations and that Engineer A should have brought the matter to Client B's attention.
Client C alleges that Engineer A lacked the competence to perform the services in question.
During the rendering of services to Client B on this project, the state board of professional engineers contacts Engineer A regarding an ethics complaint filed against Engineer A by Client C relating to services provided on a project for Client C that are similar to the services being performed for Client B.
Engineer A does not believe it is necessary to notify Client B of the pending complaint.
TTL
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case147:Engineer_A_Pending_Competence_Complaint_Non-Disclosure_to_Client_B a proeth:PendingCompetenceComplaintDisclosureObligationtoCurrentClient,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Pending Competence Complaint Non-Disclosure to Client B" ;
proeth-core:competesWith case147:Engineer_A_Allegation-Adjudication_Distinction_Invocation_in_Non-Disclosure_Decision ;
proeth-core:defeasibleUnder case147:Client_B_Trust_Undermined_by_Non-Disclosure_Discovery,
<http://proethica.org/ontology/case/147#Client_C_Competence_Allegation_—_Similar_Services_Context>,
<http://proethica.org/ontology/case/147#Privacy_Right_vs._Material_Omission_—_Competence_Allegation> ;
proeth:casecontext "Engineer A was retained by Client B for design and CPM scheduling services on a manufacturing facility. While performing those services, Engineer A was contacted by the state board regarding a complaint by Client C alleging incompetence in similar services. Engineer A chose not to disclose this to Client B. Client B later learned through a third party and expressed that Engineer A should have disclosed." ;
proeth:compliancestatus "unmet" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Obligation" ;
proeth:confidence "0.92" ;
proeth:derivedFromPrinciple case147:Pending_Competence_Complaint_Disclosure_Obligation_Negated_by_Allegation_Status ;
proeth:discoveredincase "147" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T07:39:30.231972+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "147" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T07:39:30.231972+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:obligatedparty "Engineer A" ;
proeth:obligationclass "Pending Competence Complaint Disclosure Obligation to Current Client" ;
proeth:obligationstatement "Engineer A was obligated to weigh whether to disclose to Client B the existence of the pending ethics complaint filed by Client C alleging incompetence in services materially similar to those being performed for Client B, and given the similarity of services and the faithful agent relationship, prudential disclosure to Client B was warranted even though the complaint was an unproven allegation." ;
proeth:sourcetext "During the rendering of services to Client B on this project, the state board of professional engineers contacts Engineer A regarding an ethics complaint filed against Engineer A by Client C relating to services provided on a project for Client C that are similar to the services being performed for Client B." ;
proeth:temporalscope "Upon receipt of notification from the state board of professional engineers regarding the pending ethics complaint, and throughout the duration of the engagement with Client B" ;
proeth:textreferences "Client B learns of the ethics complaint filed against Engineer A and tells Engineer A that he is upset by the allegations and that Engineer A should have brought the matter to Client B's attention.",
"Client C alleges that Engineer A lacked the competence to perform the services in question.",
"During the rendering of services to Client B on this project, the state board of professional engineers contacts Engineer A regarding an ethics complaint filed against Engineer A by Client C relating to services provided on a project for Client C that are similar to the services being performed for Client B.",
"Engineer A does not believe it is necessary to notify Client B of the pending complaint." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 147 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T07:56:55.828623"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 147 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
147
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-01T07:39:30.231972+00:00
First case
147
Generated
2026-03-01T07:39:30.231972+00:00
Attributed to
Case 147 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T07:56:55.828623
Generated by
ProEthica Case 147 Extraction