BER-Case-77-11
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/178#BER-Case-77-11
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.98
Created by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Document title
NSPE Board of Ethical Review Case No. 77-11
Importance
high
Used by
Board of Ethical Review in reviewing Case No. 86-5 and the present case
Used in context
Precedent establishing that engineers who leave a firm and contact former clients are not per se in violation of the NSPE Code, but that exploiting specialized knowledge gained during employment does constitute a violation. Used to distinguish Engineer A's situation regarding specialized knowledge.
Source Evidence
Source text
In Case No. 77-11, the Board found that four engineers who left the employ of a firm, founded a new firm, and contacted the clients of the former firm were not in violation of the NSPE Code for doing so.
Text references
However, the Board did determine in Case No. 77-11 that the four engineers did violate the NSPE Code with regard to projects for which they had gained specialized knowledge while in the employ of the firm.
In Case No. 77-11, the Board found that four engineers who left the employ of a firm, founded a new firm, and contacted the clients of the former firm were not in violation of the NSPE Code for doing so.
Moreover, unlike Case No. 77-11, it does not appear that Engineer A has obtained any particular specialized knowledge as an employee of ABC that would restrict his ability to establish his own firm.
TTL
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
178
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T08:23:38.439339+00:00
First case
178
Generated
2026-03-01T08:23:38.439339+00:00
Attributed to
Case 178 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T08:48:26.000992
Generated by
ProEthica Case 178 Extraction