BER-Dam-Failure-Sequential-Retention-Precedent
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/170#BER-Dam-Failure-Sequential-Retention-Precedent
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.88
Created by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Document title
NSPE Board of Ethical Review Case Precedent — Sequential Retention in Adversarial Dam Failure Claim
Importance
high
Used by
Ethics reviewers and Engineer A in analogical reasoning about the propriety of the dual retention
Used in context
The BER case system provides analogical precedents for situations where an engineer is retained by one party to investigate a failure and subsequently retained by an adverse party in litigation arising from the same failure — the precise factual pattern of this case
Version
Current
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A is retained by the U.S. government to study the causes of a dam failure. Later Engineer A is retained by the contractor on this project, who has filed a claim against the U.S. government for additional compensation.
Text references
Engineer A is retained by the U.S. government to study the causes of a dam failure. Later Engineer A is retained by the contractor on this project, who has filed a claim against the U.S. government for additional compensation.
TTL
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proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:documenttitle "NSPE Board of Ethical Review Case Precedent — Sequential Retention in Adversarial Dam Failure Claim" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T20:58:10.158354+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "170" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T20:58:10.158354+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:resourceclass "BER Case Precedent" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A is retained by the U.S. government to study the causes of a dam failure. Later Engineer A is retained by the contractor on this project, who has filed a claim against the U.S. government for additional compensation." ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A is retained by the U.S. government to study the causes of a dam failure. Later Engineer A is retained by the contractor on this project, who has filed a claim against the U.S. government for additional compensation." ;
proeth:usedby "Ethics reviewers and Engineer A in analogical reasoning about the propriety of the dual retention" ;
proeth:usedincontext "The BER case system provides analogical precedents for situations where an engineer is retained by one party to investigate a failure and subsequently retained by an adverse party in litigation arising from the same failure — the precise factual pattern of this case" ;
proeth:version "Current" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 170 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T21:17:58.657461"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 170 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
170
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-01T20:58:10.158354+00:00
First case
170
Generated
2026-03-01T20:58:10.158354+00:00
Attributed to
Case 170 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T21:17:58.657461
Generated by
ProEthica Case 170 Extraction