DP6
Individual
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/172#DP6
Properties
Parent
Decision Point Id
DP6
Decision Question
Should Engineer A proactively disclose to Attorney Z that his findings are adverse to the plaintiff and discuss the ethical implications before allowing the engagement to be passively terminated — and separately, should he recognize and refuse Attorney X's retention as motivated by exploitation of his prior confidential access rather than his general expertise?
Focus
Engineer A: Pre-Termination Disclosure Obligation and Adverse Retention Motivation Recognition
Option1
Proactively disclose to Attorney Z that findings are adverse to the plaintiff and discuss ethical implications before termination; subsequently refuse Attorney X's retention upon recognizing that it is motivated by exploitation of prior confidential access rather than independent expertise.
Option2
Allow the plaintiff-side engagement to dissolve without proactive disclosure of adverse findings, treating termination as a natural conclusion of the engagement, and accept Attorney X's retention on the basis that Engineer A's general forensic expertise — not insider access — is the operative basis for the new engagement.
Option3
Fulfill the pre-termination disclosure obligation by surfacing adverse findings to Attorney Z, but treat the subsequent defense retention question as a separate and independent evaluation — accepting Attorney X's retention if Engineer A concludes his analysis will be genuinely independent of plaintiff confidential information, without seeking former client consent.
Role Label
Engineer
TTL
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Ontology
Type
Individual
Content Hash
2533fefb30143c6a...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
Extraction Provenance
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2026-03-01T18:43:03.946211
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ProEthica Case 172 Extraction