Engineer A Voluntary Non-Solicitation Period Departing Engineer
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/178#Engineer_A_Voluntary_Non-Solicitation_Period_Departing_Engineer
Definition
Engineer A established his own firm and voluntarily refrained from soliciting ABC's clients (including Clover City) for approximately six months to one year, then began soliciting them after the self-imposed period elapsed, with no formal non-compete agreement in place.
Properties
Instance of
VoluntaryNon-SolicitationPeriodEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#VoluntaryNon-SolicitationPeriodEngineer
Attributes
| voluntary_restraint_period | approximately 6 months to 1 year |
| formal_non_compete | False |
| clients_solicited_after_period | ['Clover City', 'other ABC clients'] |
Confidence
0.87
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | competes_with |
| target | ABC Engineering Company |
| type | former_employer |
| target | ABC Engineering Company |
| type | solicits_client |
| target | Clover City |
Role category
employer_relationship
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
At-Will Employment Symmetry Invoked for Engineer A Departure Right, Competitive Employment Freedom Invoked for Engineer A Post-Departure Solicitation, Free and Open Competition Applied to Engineer A Post-Departure Solicitation Permissibility, Post-Employment Confidential Information Non-Use Applied to ABC Water Treatment Report, Voluntary Non-Solicitation Period Applied to Engineer A Six-Month Restraint, Voluntary Non-Solicitation Period Demonstrated by Engineer A
hasObligation
Engineer A ABC Water Treatment Report Proprietary Content Non-Exploitation, Engineer A Departing Solicitation Honesty Non-Disparagement of ABC, Engineer A Post-Departure Clover City Solicitation Honesty Compliance, Engineer A Post-Employment ABC Report Confidentiality Perpetuation, Engineer A Post-Employment Confidential Information Non-Use ABC Water Treatment Report, Engineer A Post-Employment Solicitation Permissibility After Voluntary Period, Engineer A Voluntary Non-Solicitation Period One Year Compliance, Engineer A Voluntary Six-Month Non-Solicitation Period Compliance
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A decides to establish his own firm in Clover City without soliciting work from ABC's clients, including Clover City for a period of time
Text references
Engineer A decides to establish his own firm in Clover City without soliciting work from ABC's clients, including Clover City for a period of time
There was no 'no-compete agreement' between Engineer A and ABC Engineering Company
after a year has passed, Engineer A begins soliciting work from ABC's clients, including Clover City
TTL
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case178:Engineer_A_Voluntary_Non-Solicitation_Period_Departing_Engineer a proeth:VoluntaryNon-SolicitationPeriodEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Voluntary Non-Solicitation Period Departing Engineer" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case178:At-Will_Employment_Symmetry_Invoked_for_Engineer_A_Departure_Right,
case178:Competitive_Employment_Freedom_Invoked_for_Engineer_A_Post-Departure_Solicitation,
case178:Free_and_Open_Competition_Applied_to_Engineer_A_Post-Departure_Solicitation_Permissibility,
case178:Post-Employment_Confidential_Information_Non-Use_Applied_to_ABC_Water_Treatment_Report,
case178:Voluntary_Non-Solicitation_Period_Applied_to_Engineer_A_Six-Month_Restraint,
case178:Voluntary_Non-Solicitation_Period_Demonstrated_by_Engineer_A ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case178:Engineer_A_ABC_Water_Treatment_Report_Proprietary_Content_Non-Exploitation,
case178:Engineer_A_Departing_Solicitation_Honesty_Non-Disparagement_of_ABC,
case178:Engineer_A_Post-Departure_Clover_City_Solicitation_Honesty_Compliance,
case178:Engineer_A_Post-Employment_ABC_Report_Confidentiality_Perpetuation,
case178:Engineer_A_Post-Employment_Confidential_Information_Non-Use_ABC_Water_Treatment_Report,
case178:Engineer_A_Post-Employment_Solicitation_Permissibility_After_Voluntary_Period,
case178:Engineer_A_Voluntary_Non-Solicitation_Period_One_Year_Compliance,
case178:Engineer_A_Voluntary_Six-Month_Non-Solicitation_Period_Compliance ;
proeth:attributes "{'voluntary_restraint_period': 'approximately 6 months to 1 year', 'formal_non_compete': False, 'clients_solicited_after_period': ['Clover City', 'other ABC clients']}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Engineer A established his own firm and voluntarily refrained from soliciting ABC's clients (including Clover City) for approximately six months to one year, then began soliciting them after the self-imposed period elapsed, with no formal non-compete agreement in place." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.87" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "178" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T08:22:10.039470+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "178" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T08:22:10.039470+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'competes_with', 'target': 'ABC Engineering Company'}",
"{'type': 'former_employer', 'target': 'ABC Engineering Company'}",
"{'type': 'solicits_client', 'target': 'Clover City'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "employer_relationship" ;
proeth:roleclass "Voluntary Non-Solicitation Period Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A decides to establish his own firm in Clover City without soliciting work from ABC's clients, including Clover City for a period of time" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A decides to establish his own firm in Clover City without soliciting work from ABC's clients, including Clover City for a period of time",
"There was no 'no-compete agreement' between Engineer A and ABC Engineering Company",
"after a year has passed, Engineer A begins soliciting work from ABC's clients, including Clover City" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 178 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T08:48:26.003790"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 178 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
178
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-01T08:22:10.039470+00:00
First case
178
Generated
2026-03-01T08:22:10.039470+00:00
Attributed to
Case 178 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T08:48:26.003790
Generated by
ProEthica Case 178 Extraction