Sequential-Party-Representation-Ethics-Standard-ABC-Pattern
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/179#Sequential-Party-Representation-Ethics-Standard-ABC-Pattern
Properties
Parent
SequentialPartyRepresentationEthicsStandard
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#SequentialPartyRepresentationEthicsStandard
Concept Category
Resource
Confidence
0.82
Createdby
NSPE Board of Ethical Review (inferred from case analysis)
Documenttitle
Sequential Party Representation Ethics Standard (derived from BER analysis)
Importance
high
Resourceclass
Sequential Party Representation Ethics Standard
Usedby
Engineer A; NSPE Board of Ethical Review; opposing counsel
Usedincontext
Directly addresses the novel ethical question of whether an engineer who has served as expert witness for a party (ABC Manufacturing) and later against that same party (on behalf of a plaintiff) and then again for that party acts improperly — specifically whether such sequential, unrelated engagements constitute an appearance of impropriety or a legitimate exercise of independent professional judgment
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A was retained by ABC Manufacturing for the purpose of reviewing documents to form an opinion in a patent litigation matter
Text References
Engineer A was retained by ABC Manufacturing for the purpose of reviewing documents to form an opinion in a patent litigation matter
Several years later, Engineer A was again retained by ABC Manufacturing in a different patent litigation matter not related to either of the proceeding events
Several years later, Engineer A was retained by Attorney X who represented a plaintiff in product liability litigation against ABC Manufacturing in a matter not involving any aspect of the earlier patent litigation
opposing counsel questions Engineer A's previous relationship both in defense of and in litigation with ABC Manufacturing, implying that by providing those services, Engineer A was acting improperly
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Individual
Content Hash
689610ba491ebc8b...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
179
Discovered in Pass
1
Discovered in Section
facts
First Discovered
2026-03-01T06:50:17.642767+00:00
First Case
179
Generated
2026-03-01T06:50:17.642767+00:00
Attributed To
Case 179 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T07:10:12.470632
Generated By
ProEthica Case 179 Extraction