DP5
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/172#DP5
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP5
Decision question
Should Engineer A treat his confidentiality and loyalty obligations to the plaintiff as having lapsed upon termination of the engagement — permitting him to participate adversely in the same proceeding — or must he recognize that the confidentiality obligation persists indefinitely and the loyalty floor persists for the duration of the active proceeding?
Focus
Engineer A: Post-Termination Confidentiality Perpetuation and Proceeding-Duration Former Client Loyalty Persistence
Option1
Recognize that the confidentiality obligation persists indefinitely post-termination and that mental segregation of plaintiff confidential information is impossible, and therefore decline any adverse participation in the same matter regardless of stated intent to produce an independent report.
Option2
Treat the formal termination of the plaintiff-side engagement as dissolving both the loyalty and confidentiality obligations, on the basis that Engineer A is not an absolute advocate for the plaintiff and that his findings were adverse to the plaintiff in any event, making the confidential information effectively non-prejudicial.
Option3
Accept the defense engagement while implementing explicit procedural safeguards — such as limiting the scope of the defense report to technical matters not addressed in the plaintiff engagement and documenting the analytical firewall — treating mental segregation as achievable through professional discipline and scope limitation.
Role
Engineer
TTL
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case172:DP5 a proeth-cases:DecisionPoint,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "DP5" ;
proeth:decisionPointId "DP5" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "Should Engineer A treat his confidentiality and loyalty obligations to the plaintiff as having lapsed upon termination of the engagement — permitting him to participate adversely in the same proceeding — or must he recognize that the confidentiality obligation persists indefinitely and the loyalty floor persists for the duration of the active proceeding?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer A: Post-Termination Confidentiality Perpetuation and Proceeding-Duration Former Client Loyalty Persistence" ;
proeth:option1 "Recognize that the confidentiality obligation persists indefinitely post-termination and that mental segregation of plaintiff confidential information is impossible, and therefore decline any adverse participation in the same matter regardless of stated intent to produce an independent report." ;
proeth:option2 "Treat the formal termination of the plaintiff-side engagement as dissolving both the loyalty and confidentiality obligations, on the basis that Engineer A is not an absolute advocate for the plaintiff and that his findings were adverse to the plaintiff in any event, making the confidential information effectively non-prejudicial." ;
proeth:option3 "Accept the defense engagement while implementing explicit procedural safeguards — such as limiting the scope of the defense report to technical matters not addressed in the plaintiff engagement and documenting the analytical firewall — treating mental segregation as achievable through professional discipline and scope limitation." ;
proeth:roleLabel "Engineer" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T18:43:03.946135"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 172 Extraction" .
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2026-03-01T18:43:03.946135
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ProEthica Case 172 Extraction