Engineer A Current Case Subdivision Tract Defect Reporting Forensic Engineer

R · Role Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/78#Engineer_A_Current_Case_Subdivision_Tract_Defect_Reporting_Forensic_Engineer
Definition

Forensic engineer retained by an insurance company who discovered a structural defect affecting multiple homeowners in a subdivision, bearing obligations beyond merely submitting a written report to the insurance company — including contacting local building officials and the local homeowners or community civic association

Properties
Instance of
SubdivisionTractDefectReportingForensicEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#SubdivisionTractDefectReportingForensicEngineer
Attributes
licenseProfessional Engineer
specialtyForensic structural investigation
Confidence
0.92
Importance
high
Relationships
typenotifies
targetHomeowners Association / Community Civic Association
typereports_to
targetLocal Building Officials
typeretained_by
targetInsurance Forensic Investigation Client
Role category
public_responsibility
Relationships
Source Evidence
Source text
the State Board of Professional Engineers determined that 'Engineer A had fulfilled his professional obligation by notifying the insurance company, in writing, of the defect'

Text references
since this matter had the potential to affect several other homeowners in the subdivision, Engineer A should have explored additional steps, including contacting local building officials, as well as the local homeowners or community civic association, to advise them of his findings
the State Board of Professional Engineers determined that 'Engineer A had fulfilled his professional obligation by notifying the insurance company, in writing, of the defect'
under the NSPE Code of Ethics, Engineer A had an obligation to go further
TTL
@prefix case78: <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/78#> . @prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix proeth: <http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#> . @prefix proeth-core: <http://proethica.org/ontology/core#> . @prefix prov: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> . case78:Engineer_A_Current_Case_Subdivision_Tract_Defect_Reporting_Forensic_Engineer a proeth:SubdivisionTractDefectReportingForensicEngineer, owl:NamedIndividual ; rdfs:label "Engineer A Current Case Subdivision Tract Defect Reporting Forensic Engineer" ; proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case78:Confidentiality_Non-Applicability_Applied_to_Subdivision_Defect_Public_Danger, case78:Confidentiality_Non-Applicability_to_Public_Danger_Disclosure_Invoked_by_Engineer_A_Board_Contact, case78:Ethics_Code_as_Higher_Standard_Than_Legal_Minimum_Applied_to_Engineer_A_Insurance_Report, case78:Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Within_Ethical_Limits_Invoked_by_Engineer_A_Insurance_Client_Service, case78:Incidental_Observation_Disclosure_Obligation_Applied_to_Systemic_Subdivision_Defect, case78:Incidental_Observation_Disclosure_Obligation_Invoked_by_Engineer_A_Beam_Investigation, case78:Proactive_Risk_Disclosure_Invoked_by_Engineer_A_State_Board_Contact, case78:Professional_Competence_in_Risk_Assessment_Invoked_by_Engineer_A_Structural_Calculations, case78:Proportional_Escalation_Calibrated_to_Subdivision_Defect_Risk, case78:Public_Welfare_Paramount_Invoked_by_Engineer_A_Subdivision_Forensic, case78:Public_Welfare_Paramount_Invoked_in_Subdivision_Defect_Multi-Homeowner_Case, case78:Scope-of-Work_Limitation_as_Incomplete_Ethical_Defense_Applied_to_Insurance_Report, case78:Scope-of-Work_Limitation_as_Incomplete_Ethical_Defense_Invoked_by_Engineer_A_Report, case78:Subdivision-Wide_Structural_Defect_Notification_Applied_to_Current_Case, case78:Subdivision-Wide_Structural_Defect_Notification_Obligation_Invoked_by_Engineer_A_Tract_Home_Discovery, case78:Sufficiency_Assessment_of_Prior_Safety_Reports_Invoked_by_Engineer_A_Board_Consultation, case78:Third-Party_Affected_Party_Direct_Notification_Obligation_Invoked_by_Engineer_A_Subdivision_Homeowners ; proeth-core:hasObligation case78:Confidentiality_Non-Override_Public_Danger_Engineer_A_Current_Case_Insurance_Client, case78:Ethics_Code_Higher_Standard_Non-Reliance_Engineer_A_Insurance_Report_Current_Case, case78:Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Within_Ethical_Limits_Engineer_A_Current_Case_Insurance_Company, case78:Incidental_Observation_Safety_Disclosure_Engineer_A_Current_Case_Subdivision_Beam, case78:Prior_Safety_Report_Sufficiency_Self-Assessment_Engineer_A_Current_Case_State_Board_Finding, case78:Proportional_Escalation_Calibrated_Risk_Current_Case_Between_BER_00-5_and_07-10, case78:Risk_Threshold_Calibration_Current_Case_Subdivision_Non-Imminent_Widespread_Risk, case78:Systemic_Tract_Defect_Multi-Party_Notification_Engineer_A_Current_Case_Subdivision ; proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer', 'specialty': 'Forensic structural investigation'}" ; proeth:caseinvolvement "Forensic engineer retained by an insurance company who discovered a structural defect affecting multiple homeowners in a subdivision, bearing obligations beyond merely submitting a written report to the insurance company — including contacting local building officials and the local homeowners or community civic association" ; proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ; proeth:confidence "0.92" ; proeth:discoveredincase "78" ; proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ; proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ; proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T04:53:13.391527+00:00" ; proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "78" ; proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T04:53:13.391527+00:00" ; proeth:importance "high" ; proeth:relationships "{'type': 'notifies', 'target': 'Homeowners Association / Community Civic Association'}", "{'type': 'reports_to', 'target': 'Local Building Officials'}", "{'type': 'retained_by', 'target': 'Insurance Forensic Investigation Client'}" ; proeth:rolecategory "public_responsibility" ; proeth:roleclass "Subdivision Tract Defect Reporting Forensic Engineer" ; proeth:sourcetext "the State Board of Professional Engineers determined that 'Engineer A had fulfilled his professional obligation by notifying the insurance company, in writing, of the defect'" ; proeth:textreferences "since this matter had the potential to affect several other homeowners in the subdivision, Engineer A should have explored additional steps, including contacting local building officials, as well as the local homeowners or community civic association, to advise them of his findings", "the State Board of Professional Engineers determined that 'Engineer A had fulfilled his professional obligation by notifying the insurance company, in writing, of the defect'", "under the NSPE Code of Ethics, Engineer A had an obligation to go further" ; proeth:wasattributedto "Case 78 Extraction" ; prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T05:38:29.575158"^^xsd:dateTime ; prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 78 Extraction" .
Metadata
Type
Individual
Last Updated
2026-05-28 16:26
Discovered in case
78
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T04:53:13.391527+00:00
First case
78
Generated
2026-02-27T04:53:13.391527+00:00
Attributed to
Case 78 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T05:38:29.575158
Generated by
ProEthica Case 78 Extraction