Four Engineers Pre-Departure Solicitation Planning Without Overt Action

S · State Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/168#Four_Engineers_Pre-Departure_Solicitation_Planning_Without_Overt_Action
Properties
Instance of
At-WillProfessionalMobilityState
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#At-WillProfessionalMobilityState
Active period
While the four engineers were still employed by Engineer A, prior to departure
Affected parties
Engineer A
Four departing engineers
Confidence
0.82
Importance
medium
Subject
The four engineers' internal discussions about soliciting former clients while still employed by Engineer A, without overt promotional action
Terminated by
Departure from Engineer A's firm
Triggering event
Internal discussions among the four engineers about future competitive plans
Urgency level
low
Source Evidence
Source text
We may assume that the four engineers possibly discussed among themselves the idea of soliciting work of former clients of A while still in his employ, but under a literal reading of that part of §7(a) that degree of activity would not constitute a violation of the code.

Text references
We may assume that the four engineers possibly discussed among themselves the idea of soliciting work of former clients of A while still in his employ, but under a literal reading of that part of §7(a) that degree of activity would not constitute a violation of the code.
TTL
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Metadata
Type
Individual
Last Updated
2026-05-28 16:27
Discovered in case
168
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-02T02:38:44.069939+00:00
First case
168
Generated
2026-03-02T02:38:44.069939+00:00
Attributed to
Case 168 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T02:59:28.920533
Generated by
ProEthica Case 168 Extraction