Post-Client-Refusal Escalation Assessment — Engineer A After 'As Is' Sale Decision
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/84#Post-Client-Refusal_Escalation_Assessment_—_Engineer_A_After_As_Is_Sale_Decision
Properties
Instance of
Post-Client-RefusalEscalationAssessmentObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Post-Client-RefusalEscalationAssessmentObligation
Applied to
Engineer A's response to the client's 'as is' sale decision after code violations were identified
Balancing with
Confidentiality Principle
Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits
Concrete expression
After the client indicated the building would be sold 'as is' despite the identified code violations, Engineer A was obligated to assess whether this refusal — combined with the nature of the safety risk to building occupants — triggered an obligation to escalate to appropriate authorities, rather than treating the client's decision as a complete discharge of professional obligation.
Confidence
0.88
Importance
high
Interpretation
The client's refusal to address safety concerns is not the end of the engineer's professional obligation — it is the trigger for an escalation assessment that may require notification of authorities or withdrawal from the project.
Invoked by
Board of Ethical Review
Tension resolution
The escalation assessment obligation prevails; the client's refusal activates rather than terminates the engineer's public safety obligation.
Source Evidence
Source text
Under the reasoning of Case 84-5, the engineer had an obligation to go further. We believe under the facts, Section II.1.c. should be read in conjunction with Section II.1.a.
Text references
Engineer A could have taken other steps to address the situation, not the least of which was his paramount professional obligation to notify the appropriate authority if his professional judgment is overruled under circumstances where the safety of the public is endangered.
Under the reasoning of Case 84-5, the engineer had an obligation to go further.
TTL
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"Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits" ;
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proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
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proeth:importance "high" ;
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proeth:sourcetext "Under the reasoning of Case 84-5, the engineer had an obligation to go further. We believe under the facts, Section II.1.c. should be read in conjunction with Section II.1.a." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "The escalation assessment obligation prevails; the client's refusal activates rather than terminates the engineer's public safety obligation." ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A could have taken other steps to address the situation, not the least of which was his paramount professional obligation to notify the appropriate authority if his professional judgment is overruled under circumstances where the safety of the public is endangered.",
"Under the reasoning of Case 84-5, the engineer had an obligation to go further." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 84 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T13:56:58.174971"^^xsd:dateTime ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
84
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T13:44:42.213436+00:00
First case
84
Generated
2026-03-01T13:44:42.213436+00:00
Attributed to
Case 84 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T13:56:58.174971
Generated by
ProEthica Case 84 Extraction