Engineer A Forensic Expert Switching Sides
Individual
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/172#Engineer_A_Forensic_Expert_Switching_Sides
Definition
Initially retained by plaintiff's attorney (Attorney Z) to provide forensic engineering and safety analysis; determined he could not provide a report favorable to the plaintiff; was terminated with full fee paid; subsequently agreed to provide an independent report for the defendant's attorney (Attorney X) — the paradigm case of switching sides in litigation.
Properties
Parent
ForensicExpertSwitchingSidesEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ForensicExpertSwitchingSidesEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer (forensic specialist) |
| specialty | Engineering and safety analysis |
| termination_status | Terminated by Attorney Z with fee paid in full |
| subsequent_engagement | Agreed to provide report for Attorney X (defense) |
Concept Category
Role
Confidence
0.97
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | former_client |
| target | Attorney Z Plaintiff-Side Retaining Attorney |
| type | prospective_client |
| target | Attorney X Defense Retaining Attorney |
Role Category
provider_client
Role Class
Forensic Expert Switching Sides Engineer
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A is a forensic engineer
Text References
Attorney X…seeks to retain Engineer A to provide an independent and separate engineering and safety analysis report
Engineer A agrees to provide the report
Engineer A determines that he cannot provide an engineering and safety analysis report favorable to the plaintiff
Engineer A is a forensic engineer
Engineer A's services are terminated and his fee is paid in full
He is hired as a consultant by Attorney Z to provide an engineering and safety analysis report and courtroom testimony in support of a plaintiff
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Individual
Content Hash
7406542b1c727454...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
172
Discovered in Pass
1
Discovered in Section
facts
First Discovered
2026-03-01T18:06:58.764840+00:00
First Case
172
Generated
2026-03-01T18:06:58.764840+00:00
Attributed To
Case 172 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T18:28:40.761201
Generated By
ProEthica Case 172 Extraction