Engineer A Forensic Expert Switching Sides

R · Role Individual
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
Instance of
ForensicExpertSwitchingSidesEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ForensicExpertSwitchingSidesEngineer
Attributes
licenseProfessional Engineer (forensic specialist)
specialtyEngineering and safety analysis
termination_statusTerminated by Attorney Z with fee paid in full
subsequent_engagementAgreed to provide report for Attorney X (defense)
Confidence
0.97
Importance
high
Relationships
typeformer_client
targetAttorney Z Plaintiff-Side Retaining Attorney
typeprospective_client
targetAttorney X Defense Retaining Attorney
Role category
provider_client
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple Absolute Loyalty Prohibition Boundary Acknowledged in Engineer A Analysis, Absolute Loyalty Prohibition Inapplicable To Same-Matter Defense Engagement, Confidentiality Duration Indeterminacy Invoked for Engineer A Post-Relationship Obligations, Confidentiality Principle Applied To Plaintiff Case Information Transmitted To Engineer A, Confidentiality Principle Invoked for Plaintiff Information Accessed by Engineer A, Disclosure Insufficiency for Structural Conflict Invoked Against Independent Report Claim, Divided Loyalty Irreconcilability Invoked in Engineer A Dual-Party Context, Forensic Expert Non-Advocate Objectivity Demonstrated By Engineer A In Plaintiff Engagement, Forensic Expert Non-Advocate Status Affirmed for Engineer A, Former Client Adversarial Participation Prohibition Invoked Against Engineer A, Former Client Adversarial Participation Prohibition Triggered By Same-Matter Defense Engagement, Loyalty Principle Invoked for Engineer A Post-Termination Obligations to Plaintiff, Objectivity Principle Affirmed in Engineer A Forensic Role, Objectivity Principle Correctly Applied In Initial Engagement Then Compromised By Defense Retention, Proceeding-Duration Loyalty Persistence Invoked for Engineer A Post-Termination Obligations, Resignation Non-Cure of Structural Adversarial Conflict Invoked Against Engineer A Termination Defense, Switching Sides Prohibition Invoked Against Engineer A, Switching Sides Prohibition Violated By Engineer A Accepting Defense Retention
hasObligation Adversarial Retention Motivation Awareness Obligation Violated By Engineer A Accepting Defense Retention, Attorney Z Plaintiff-Side Retaining Attorney Client-Transmitted Confidentiality Trigger, Engineer A Adversarial Retention Motivation Awareness Obligation Violation, Engineer A Conflict of Interest Avoidance Divided Loyalty Violation, Engineer A Forensic Expert Honesty and Integrity Correctly Applied Initial Engagement, Engineer A Forensic Expert Witness Objectivity Correctly Applied Initial Engagement, Engineer A Former Client Adversarial Proceeding Consent Prerequisite Violation, Engineer A Former Client Confidentiality Perpetuation Post-Termination, Engineer A Independent Report Pledge Non-Cure Violation, Engineer A Proceeding-Duration Former Client Loyalty Persistence Obligation Violation, Engineer A Switching Sides Full Discussion With Attorney Z Obligation Violation, Engineer A Switching Sides Prohibition Violation Same Personal Injury Matter, Engineer A Termination Non-Cure of Same-Matter Adversarial Conflict Violation, Forensic Expert Witness Objectivity Correctly Applied By Engineer A In Plaintiff Engagement, Former Client Adversarial Proceeding Consent Prerequisite Violated By Engineer A Same Matter Defense Engagement, Former Client Confidentiality Perpetuation Obligation Engaged By Engineer A Post-Termination Defense Engagement, Switching Sides Full Discussion With Original Client Obligation Violated By Engineer A Pre-Termination, Switching Sides Prohibition Violated By Engineer A Accepting Defense Retention In Same Personal Injury Case
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
TTL
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proeth-core:hasObligation case172:Adversarial_Retention_Motivation_Awareness_Obligation_Violated_By_Engineer_A_Accepting_Defense_Retention, case172:Attorney_Z_Plaintiff-Side_Retaining_Attorney_Client-Transmitted_Confidentiality_Trigger, case172:Engineer_A_Adversarial_Retention_Motivation_Awareness_Obligation_Violation, case172:Engineer_A_Conflict_of_Interest_Avoidance_Divided_Loyalty_Violation, case172:Engineer_A_Forensic_Expert_Honesty_and_Integrity_Correctly_Applied_Initial_Engagement, case172:Engineer_A_Forensic_Expert_Witness_Objectivity_Correctly_Applied_Initial_Engagement, case172:Engineer_A_Former_Client_Adversarial_Proceeding_Consent_Prerequisite_Violation, case172:Engineer_A_Former_Client_Confidentiality_Perpetuation_Post-Termination, case172:Engineer_A_Independent_Report_Pledge_Non-Cure_Violation, case172:Engineer_A_Proceeding-Duration_Former_Client_Loyalty_Persistence_Obligation_Violation, case172:Engineer_A_Switching_Sides_Full_Discussion_With_Attorney_Z_Obligation_Violation, case172:Engineer_A_Switching_Sides_Prohibition_Violation_Same_Personal_Injury_Matter, case172:Engineer_A_Termination_Non-Cure_of_Same-Matter_Adversarial_Conflict_Violation, case172:Forensic_Expert_Witness_Objectivity_Correctly_Applied_By_Engineer_A_In_Plaintiff_Engagement, case172:Former_Client_Adversarial_Proceeding_Consent_Prerequisite_Violated_By_Engineer_A_Same_Matter_Defense_Engagement, case172:Former_Client_Confidentiality_Perpetuation_Obligation_Engaged_By_Engineer_A_Post-Termination_Defense_Engagement, case172:Switching_Sides_Full_Discussion_With_Original_Client_Obligation_Violated_By_Engineer_A_Pre-Termination, case172:Switching_Sides_Prohibition_Violated_By_Engineer_A_Accepting_Defense_Retention_In_Same_Personal_Injury_Case ; proeth: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)'}" ; proeth:caseinvolvement "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." ; proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ; proeth:confidence "0.97" ; proeth:discoveredincase "172" ; proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ; proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ; proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T18:06:58.764840+00:00" ; proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "172" ; proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T18:06:58.764840+00:00" ; proeth:importance "high" ; proeth:relationships "{'type': 'former_client', 'target': 'Attorney Z Plaintiff-Side Retaining Attorney'}", "{'type': 'prospective_client', 'target': 'Attorney X Defense Retaining Attorney'}" ; proeth:rolecategory "provider_client" ; proeth:roleclass "Forensic Expert Switching Sides Engineer" ; proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A is a forensic engineer" ; proeth:textreferences "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" ; proeth:wasattributedto "Case 172 Extraction" ; prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T18:28:40.761201"^^xsd:dateTime ; prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 172 Extraction" .
Metadata
Type
Individual
Last Updated
2026-05-28 16:27
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