Firm DBA Code Applicability Contested
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/5#Firm_DBA_Code_Applicability_Contested
Properties
Instance of
CodeApplicabilityContestedState
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#CodeApplicabilityContestedState
Active period
From the initiation of the BER review through the BER's determination that the Code applies to Firm DBA
Affected parties
BER
City
Community P
Engineer M
Firm DBA
Confidence
0.87
Importance
high
Subject
Firm DBA's obligation status under the NSPE Code of Ethics
Terminated by
BER determination that the Code applies to Firm DBA because licensed professional engineers hold supervisory and ownership roles
Triggering event
Question raised about whether NSPE Code applies to a firm providing public relations and communication services rather than engineering design services
Urgency level
high
Source Evidence
Source text
The ethical requirements of Firm DBA must be clarified before establishing what actions are required by Engineer M
Text references
It would be difficult to believe that through their duties as licensed professional engineers, the Code would be irrelevant to the Firm's business dealings
The ethical requirements of Firm DBA must be clarified before establishing what actions are required by Engineer M
Therefore, the Code applies to Firm DBA
TTL
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case5:Firm_DBA_Code_Applicability_Contested a proeth:CodeApplicabilityContestedState,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Firm DBA Code Applicability Contested" ;
proeth:activeperiod "From the initiation of the BER review through the BER's determination that the Code applies to Firm DBA" ;
proeth:affectedparties "BER",
"City",
"Community P",
"Engineer M",
"Firm DBA" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "State" ;
proeth:confidence "0.87" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "5" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-24T13:48:23.677140+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "5" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-24T13:48:23.677140+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:sourcetext "The ethical requirements of Firm DBA must be clarified before establishing what actions are required by Engineer M" ;
proeth:stateclass "Code Applicability Contested State" ;
proeth:subject "Firm DBA's obligation status under the NSPE Code of Ethics" ;
proeth:terminatedby "BER determination that the Code applies to Firm DBA because licensed professional engineers hold supervisory and ownership roles" ;
proeth:textreferences "It would be difficult to believe that through their duties as licensed professional engineers, the Code would be irrelevant to the Firm's business dealings",
"The ethical requirements of Firm DBA must be clarified before establishing what actions are required by Engineer M",
"Therefore, the Code applies to Firm DBA" ;
proeth:triggeringevent "Question raised about whether NSPE Code applies to a firm providing public relations and communication services rather than engineering design services" ;
proeth:urgencylevel "high" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 5 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-24T14:07:05.444048"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 5 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
5
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-24T13:48:23.677140+00:00
First case
5
Generated
2026-02-24T13:48:23.677140+00:00
Attributed to
Case 5 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-24T14:07:05.444048
Generated by
ProEthica Case 5 Extraction