Client-Interest vs. Public-Interest Conflict — Environmental Finding Omission
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/83#Client-Interest_vs._Public-Interest_Conflict_—_Environmental_Finding_Omission
Properties
Instance of
Client-Interestvs.Public-InterestOpenConflictState
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Client-Interestvs.Public-InterestOpenConflictState
Active period
From Engineer A's discovery of threatened species habitat through client's implicit or explicit instruction not to include the finding in the final report
Affected parties
Client/Developer
Engineer A
Future residents and public
Public regulatory authority
Threatened species and its habitat
Confidence
0.9
Importance
high
Subject
Engineer A's obligation to include threatened species habitat finding in written report versus client's preference for omission
Terminated by
Board determination that Engineer A had obligation to include finding in written report and advise client of inclusion
Triggering event
Engineer A's discovery of threatened species habitat adjacent to development site and client's failure to affirmatively request confidentiality combined with implicit pressure to omit
Urgency level
high
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A, therefore, had an obligation to include it in the written report and advise the client of its inclusion
Text references
Engineer A, therefore, had an obligation to include it in the written report and advise the client of its inclusion
It would be reasonable to assume that the public authority approving the development would be interested in this information
There does not appear to be any indication of an effort on the part of the client to treat the information as confidential
TTL
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"Engineer A",
"Future residents and public",
"Public regulatory authority",
"Threatened species and its habitat" ;
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proeth:confidence "0.9" ;
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proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T18:56:41.372529+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "83" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T18:56:41.372529+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A, therefore, had an obligation to include it in the written report and advise the client of its inclusion" ;
proeth:stateclass "Client-Interest vs. Public-Interest Open Conflict State" ;
proeth:subject "Engineer A's obligation to include threatened species habitat finding in written report versus client's preference for omission" ;
proeth:terminatedby "Board determination that Engineer A had obligation to include finding in written report and advise client of inclusion" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A, therefore, had an obligation to include it in the written report and advise the client of its inclusion",
"It would be reasonable to assume that the public authority approving the development would be interested in this information",
"There does not appear to be any indication of an effort on the part of the client to treat the information as confidential" ;
proeth:triggeringevent "Engineer A's discovery of threatened species habitat adjacent to development site and client's failure to affirmatively request confidentiality combined with implicit pressure to omit" ;
proeth:urgencylevel "high" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 83 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T19:15:08.290621"^^xsd:dateTime ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
83
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T18:56:41.372529+00:00
First case
83
Generated
2026-02-27T18:56:41.372529+00:00
Attributed to
Case 83 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T19:15:08.290621
Generated by
ProEthica Case 83 Extraction