Contractor Cross-Side Retention of Engineer A in Same Dam Failure Matter
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/170#Contractor_Cross-Side_Retention_of_Engineer_A_in_Same_Dam_Failure_Matter
Properties
Instance of
Same-ProceedingCross-SideEngagementProhibitionState
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Same-ProceedingCross-SideEngagementProhibitionState
Active period
From the moment the contractor retains Engineer A onward; the prohibition is immediate and absolute upon the cross-side engagement being proposed or accepted
Affected parties
Contractor (new adverse client)
Engineer A
U.S. Government (original client)
Confidence
0.95
Importance
high
Subject
Engineer A's acceptance of retention by the contractor — the opposing party in the same dam failure matter — after having served the U.S. government in the same investigation
Terminated by
Engineer A declining the engagement, or full resolution of the contractor's claim against the government
Triggering event
Contractor files a claim against the U.S. government and retains Engineer A — the same engineer who investigated the dam failure for the government — to support that claim
Urgency level
high
Source Evidence
Source text
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
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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case170:Contractor_Cross-Side_Retention_of_Engineer_A_in_Same_Dam_Failure_Matter a proeth:Same-ProceedingCross-SideEngagementProhibitionState,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Contractor Cross-Side Retention of Engineer A in Same Dam Failure Matter" ;
proeth:activeperiod "From the moment the contractor retains Engineer A onward; the prohibition is immediate and absolute upon the cross-side engagement being proposed or accepted" ;
proeth:affectedparties "Contractor (new adverse client)",
"Engineer A",
"U.S. Government (original client)" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "State" ;
proeth:confidence "0.95" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "170" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T20:58:37.654770+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "170" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T20:58:37.654770+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:sourcetext "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:stateclass "Same-Proceeding Cross-Side Engagement Prohibition State" ;
proeth:subject "Engineer A's acceptance of retention by the contractor — the opposing party in the same dam failure matter — after having served the U.S. government in the same investigation" ;
proeth:terminatedby "Engineer A declining the engagement, or full resolution of the contractor's claim against the government" ;
proeth:textreferences "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:triggeringevent "Contractor files a claim against the U.S. government and retains Engineer A — the same engineer who investigated the dam failure for the government — to support that claim" ;
proeth:urgencylevel "high" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 170 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T21:17:58.656756"^^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
2026-03-01T20:58:37.654770+00:00
First case
170
Generated
2026-03-01T20:58:37.654770+00:00
Attributed to
Case 170 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T21:17:58.656756
Generated by
ProEthica Case 170 Extraction