Engineer A Dam Failure Forensic Investigation Engineer
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/170#Engineer_A_Dam_Failure_Forensic_Investigation_Engineer
Definition
Initially retained by the U.S. government to study the causes of a dam failure; subsequently retained by the contractor who filed a claim against the U.S. government for additional compensation arising from the same project — creating an irresolvable conflict of interest due to confidential information and findings obtained during the first engagement.
Properties
Instance of
DamFailureForensicInvestigationEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#DamFailureForensicInvestigationEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer (implied) |
| specialty | Forensic dam failure investigation |
| conflict_type | Switching sides — retained by adverse party in related claim after prior government engagement |
Confidence
0.95
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | first_client |
| target | U.S. Government Dam Failure Investigation Client |
| type | second_client_adverse |
| target | Contractor Adverse Claim Client |
Role category
provider_client
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
Comparative Case Precedent Distinguishing Obligation Applied to Case 76-3 vs Present Case, Confidentiality Principle Invoked Regarding U.S. Government Investigation Findings, Confidentiality Principle Invoked for Government-Acquired Specialized Knowledge, Former Client Adversarial Participation Prohibition Invoked Against Engineer A, Loyalty Obligation of Engineer A to Former Client U.S. Government, Loyalty Principle Invoked for Former Client Government Protection, Objectivity Principle Invoked for Expert Witness Independence, Objectivity Principle Structurally Compromised for Engineer A in Contract or Engagement, Progressive Ethics Code Restriction Applied to 1981 Code Revision, Switching Sides Prohibition Invoked Against Engineer A Dam Failure Forensic Investigation Engineer
hasObligation
Adversarial Retention Motivation Awareness Engineer A Contract or Dam Failure, Code Revision Prospective Application Adverse Participation Stricter Standard Engineer A Dam Failure, Expert Witness Firsth and Knowledge Privileged Information Contamination Avoidance Engineer A Dam Failure, Forensic Expert Witness Objectivity Structurally Compromised Engineer A Contract or Engagement, Former Client Adversarial Consent Prerequisite Engineer A U.S. Government Dam Failure, Government-Retained Forensic Engineer Adverse Contract or Engagement Prohibition Engineer A Dam Failure Discussion, Government Forensic Findings Confidentiality Non-Disclosure Engineer A Contract or, Independent Report Pledge Non-Cure Switching Sides Engineer A Dam Failure, Post-Engagement Termination Same-Matter Adverse Expert Witness Declination Engineer A Dam Failure, Proceeding Duration Loyalty Persistence Engineer A U.S. Government Dam Failure, Same-Matter Adverse Contract or Retainer Declination Engineer A Dam Failure, Section III.4.b Specialized Knowledge Former Client Consent Prerequisite Engineer A Dam Failure, Switching Sides Forensic Expert Prohibition Engineer A Dam Failure Discussion, Switching Sides Prohibition Engineer A Dam Failure Government to Contract or, Termination Non-Cure Adversarial Conflict Engineer A Dam Failure
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A is retained by the U.S. government to study the causes of a dam failure
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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case170:Engineer_A_Dam_Failure_Forensic_Investigation_Engineer a proeth:DamFailureForensicInvestigationEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Dam Failure Forensic Investigation Engineer" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case170:Comparative_Case_Precedent_Distinguishing_Obligation_Applied_to_Case_76-3_vs_Present_Case,
case170:Confidentiality_Principle_Invoked_Regarding_U.S._Government_Investigation_Findings,
case170:Confidentiality_Principle_Invoked_for_Government-Acquired_Specialized_Knowledge,
case170:Former_Client_Adversarial_Participation_Prohibition_Invoked_Against_Engineer_A,
case170:Loyalty_Obligation_of_Engineer_A_to_Former_Client_U.S._Government,
case170:Loyalty_Principle_Invoked_for_Former_Client_Government_Protection,
case170:Objectivity_Principle_Invoked_for_Expert_Witness_Independence,
case170:Objectivity_Principle_Structurally_Compromised_for_Engineer_A_in_Contractor_Engagement,
case170:Progressive_Ethics_Code_Restriction_Applied_to_1981_Code_Revision,
case170:Switching_Sides_Prohibition_Invoked_Against_Engineer_A_Dam_Failure_Forensic_Investigation_Engineer ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case170:Adversarial_Retention_Motivation_Awareness_Engineer_A_Contractor_Dam_Failure,
case170:Code_Revision_Prospective_Application_Adverse_Participation_Stricter_Standard_Engineer_A_Dam_Failure,
case170:Expert_Witness_Firsthand_Knowledge_Privileged_Information_Contamination_Avoidance_Engineer_A_Dam_Failure,
case170:Forensic_Expert_Witness_Objectivity_Structurally_Compromised_Engineer_A_Contractor_Engagement,
case170:Former_Client_Adversarial_Consent_Prerequisite_Engineer_A_U.S._Government_Dam_Failure,
case170:Government-Retained_Forensic_Engineer_Adverse_Contractor_Engagement_Prohibition_Engineer_A_Dam_Failure_Discussion,
case170:Government_Forensic_Findings_Confidentiality_Non-Disclosure_Engineer_A_Contractor,
case170:Independent_Report_Pledge_Non-Cure_Switching_Sides_Engineer_A_Dam_Failure,
case170:Post-Engagement_Termination_Same-Matter_Adverse_Expert_Witness_Declination_Engineer_A_Dam_Failure,
case170:Proceeding_Duration_Loyalty_Persistence_Engineer_A_U.S._Government_Dam_Failure,
case170:Same-Matter_Adverse_Contractor_Retainer_Declination_Engineer_A_Dam_Failure,
case170:Section_III.4.b_Specialized_Knowledge_Former_Client_Consent_Prerequisite_Engineer_A_Dam_Failure,
case170:Switching_Sides_Forensic_Expert_Prohibition_Engineer_A_Dam_Failure_Discussion,
case170:Switching_Sides_Prohibition_Engineer_A_Dam_Failure_Government_to_Contractor,
case170:Termination_Non-Cure_Adversarial_Conflict_Engineer_A_Dam_Failure ;
proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer (implied)', 'specialty': 'Forensic dam failure investigation', 'conflict_type': 'Switching sides — retained by adverse party in related claim after prior government engagement'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Initially retained by the U.S. government to study the causes of a dam failure; subsequently retained by the contractor who filed a claim against the U.S. government for additional compensation arising from the same project — creating an irresolvable conflict of interest due to confidential information and findings obtained during the first engagement." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.95" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "170" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T20:58:31.969089+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "170" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T20:58:31.969089+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'first_client', 'target': 'U.S. Government Dam Failure Investigation Client'}",
"{'type': 'second_client_adverse', 'target': 'Contractor Adverse Claim Client'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "provider_client" ;
proeth:roleclass "Dam Failure Forensic Investigation Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A is retained by the U.S. government to study the causes of a dam failure" ;
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:wasattributedto "Case 170 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T21:17:58.657629"^^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
2026-03-01T20:58:31.969089+00:00
First case
170
Generated
2026-03-01T20:58:31.969089+00:00
Attributed to
Case 170 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T21:17:58.657629
Generated by
ProEthica Case 170 Extraction