Engineer A Voluntary Non-Solicitation Period Departing Engineer
Individual
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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
Parent
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'] |
Concept Category
Role
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
Role Class
Voluntary Non-Solicitation Period Engineer
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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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Individual
Content Hash
a2b927e406bfd086...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
Extraction Provenance
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