Former Client Adversarial Participation Prohibition Invoked Against Engineer A
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/170#Former_Client_Adversarial_Participation_Prohibition_Invoked_Against_Engineer_A
Properties
Instance of
FormerClientAdversarialParticipationProhibition
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#FormerClientAdversarialParticipationProhibition
Applied to
Contractor Adverse Claim Client
U.S. Government Dam Failure Investigation Client
Balancing with
Confidentiality Principle
Objectivity
Concrete expression
Engineer A acquired particular specialized knowledge — the technical causes of the dam failure — on behalf of the U.S. government (former client), and then accepted retention by the contractor (adversary of the former client) in a claim arising from the same dam failure, without any indication of consent from the U.S. government
Confidence
0.95
Importance
high
Interpretation
The specialized forensic knowledge of dam failure causation acquired during the government engagement is precisely the knowledge the contractor seeks to exploit; this is the core harm the prohibition is designed to prevent
Invoked by
Engineer A Dam Failure Forensic Investigation Engineer
Tension resolution
The prohibition bars participation absent consent; the specialized knowledge acquired cannot be 'unlearned' and its use in an adverse proceeding constitutes a fundamental breach of the former client relationship
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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owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Former Client Adversarial Participation Prohibition Invoked Against Engineer A" ;
proeth:appliedto "Contractor Adverse Claim Client",
"U.S. Government Dam Failure Investigation Client" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Confidentiality Principle",
"Objectivity" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Engineer A acquired particular specialized knowledge — the technical causes of the dam failure — on behalf of the U.S. government (former client), and then accepted retention by the contractor (adversary of the former client) in a claim arising from the same dam failure, without any indication of consent from the U.S. government" ;
proeth:confidence "0.95" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "170" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T21:01:35.040886+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "170" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T21:01:35.040886+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "The specialized forensic knowledge of dam failure causation acquired during the government engagement is precisely the knowledge the contractor seeks to exploit; this is the core harm the prohibition is designed to prevent" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer A Dam Failure Forensic Investigation Engineer" ;
proeth:principleclass "Former Client Adversarial Participation Prohibition" ;
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:tensionresolution "The prohibition bars participation absent consent; the specialized knowledge acquired cannot be 'unlearned' and its use in an adverse proceeding constitutes a fundamental breach of the former client relationship" ;
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 "2026-03-01T21:17:58.659076"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 170 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
170
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-01T21:01:35.040886+00:00
First case
170
Generated
2026-03-01T21:01:35.040886+00:00
Attributed to
Case 170 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T21:17:58.659076
Generated by
ProEthica Case 170 Extraction