DP2
Individual
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/60#DP2
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Parent
Decision Point Id
DP2
Decision Question
Did Engineer A bear an independent pre-engagement duty to investigate State M's expert witness licensure statute before agreeing to provide forensic expert services, and what action was required upon discovering that State M mandates licensure for such services?
Focus
Before accepting the engagement from Attorney X, Engineer A had an independent obligation to proactively verify whether State M's licensing statute required licensure for engineering expert testimony — a duty analytically prior to and separate from the credential presentation question.
Option1
Proactively research State M's licensing statute and professional conduct rules before agreeing to the engagement, and upon confirming the licensure requirement, either obtain State M licensure, decline the engagement, or restructure it as genuinely non-engineering consultation with appropriate credential limitations
Option2
Accept the engagement in reliance on Attorney X's implicit representation that the engagement is permissible, treating jurisdictional licensure verification as the retaining attorney's professional responsibility rather than the expert's independent duty
Option3
Accept the engagement provisionally, conduct jurisdictional verification concurrently with initial case evaluation, and disclose any discovered licensure conflict to Attorney X before completing the report — treating verification as an early-engagement task rather than a pre-engagement prerequisite
Role Label
Engineer A
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Ontology
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85d507a8554ebeda...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
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ProEthica Case 60 Extraction