Engineer A Confidentiality Violation Limit
Cs · Constraint
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/86#Engineer_A_Confidentiality_Violation_Limit
Definition
Any confidentiality obligation Engineer A owes to the client arising from the prior wetland delineation engagement does not extend to concealing the client's confirmed violation of federal and state environmental law, and that confidentiality obligation is overridden by Engineer A's duty to report the violation to regulatory authorities.
Properties
Instance of
ConfidentialitySafetyOverrideConstraint
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ConfidentialitySafetyOverrideConstraint
Case context
Engineer A performed wetland delineation for the client under a professional services engagement that created a confidential professional relationship. After the engagement concluded, Engineer A observed the client committing a substantial unpermitted fill of the delineated wetland. The question arises whether the prior confidential relationship constrains Engineer A from reporting the violation.
Confidence
0.84
Constraint statement
Any confidentiality obligation Engineer A owes to the client arising from the prior wetland delineation engagement does not extend to concealing the client's confirmed violation of federal and state environmental law, and that confidentiality obligation is overridden by Engineer A's duty to report the violation to regulatory authorities.
Severity
critical
Source
NSPE Code of Ethics; professional ethics principle that confidentiality does not shield client illegality
Temporal scope
From the time Engineer A observes and confirms the violation
Match Confidence
0.95
Match Reasoning
Individual typed as existing ontology class 'Confidentiality Safety Override Constraint'
Matched Ontology Label
Confidentiality Safety Override Constraint
Matches Existing
true
Synthesis Literal
caseContext
confidence
constraintClass
constraintStatement
severity
source
temporalScope
textReferences
Relationships
constrainedEntity
Agent Engineer A
Source Evidence
Text references
Engineer A performs wetland delineation services on the client's wetland site.
The installation of the fill material is a substantial violation of the federal and state laws and regulations.
the client has installed a substantial amount of fill material on more than 1/2 an acre across a portion of the wetlands without any permits, variances, or permissions
Source text
Engineer A performs wetland delineation services on the client's wetland site.
TTL
@prefix case86: <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/86#> .
@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 proeth-prov: <http://proethica.org/provenance#> .
@prefix prov: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
case86:Engineer_A_Confidentiality_Violation_Limit a proeth:ConfidentialitySafetyOverrideConstraint,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Confidentiality Violation Limit" ;
proeth-core:constrainedEntity case86:Agent_Engineer_A ;
proeth:caseContext "Engineer A performed wetland delineation for the client under a professional services engagement that created a confidential professional relationship. After the engagement concluded, Engineer A observed the client committing a substantial unpermitted fill of the delineated wetland. The question arises whether the prior confidential relationship constrains Engineer A from reporting the violation." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Constraint" ;
proeth:confidence "0.84" ;
proeth:constrainedEntity "Engineer A" ;
proeth:constraintClass "Confidentiality Safety Override Constraint" ;
proeth:constraintStatement "Any confidentiality obligation Engineer A owes to the client arising from the prior wetland delineation engagement does not extend to concealing the client's confirmed violation of federal and state environmental law, and that confidentiality obligation is overridden by Engineer A's duty to report the violation to regulatory authorities." ;
proeth:severity "critical" ;
proeth:source "NSPE Code of Ethics; professional ethics principle that confidentiality does not shield client illegality" ;
proeth:temporalScope "From the time Engineer A observes and confirms the violation" ;
proeth:textReferences "Engineer A performs wetland delineation services on the client's wetland site.",
"The installation of the fill material is a substantial violation of the federal and state laws and regulations.",
"the client has installed a substantial amount of fill material on more than 1/2 an acre across a portion of the wetlands without any permits, variances, or permissions" ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInCase 86 ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInPass 2 ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInSection "facts" ;
proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredAt "2026-06-04T17:30:49.666256+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ;
proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredInCase 86 ;
proeth-prov:matchConfidence 0.95 ;
proeth-prov:matchReasoning "Individual typed as existing ontology class 'Confidentiality Safety Override Constraint'" ;
proeth-prov:matchedOntologyClass proeth:ConfidentialitySafetyOverrideConstraint ;
proeth-prov:matchedOntologyLabel "Confidentiality Safety Override Constraint" ;
proeth-prov:matchesExisting true ;
proeth-prov:sourceText "Engineer A performs wetland delineation services on the client's wetland site." ;
proeth-prov:synthesisLiteral "caseContext",
"confidence",
"constraintClass",
"constraintStatement",
"severity",
"source",
"temporalScope",
"textReferences" ;
rdfs:comment "Any confidentiality obligation Engineer A owes to the client arising from the prior wetland delineation engagement does not extend to concealing the client's confirmed violation of federal and state environmental law, and that confidentiality obligation is overridden by Engineer A's duty to report the violation to regulatory authorities." ;
skos:definition "Any confidentiality obligation Engineer A owes to the client arising from the prior wetland delineation engagement does not extend to concealing the client's confirmed violation of federal and state environmental law, and that confidentiality obligation is overridden by Engineer A's duty to report the violation to regulatory authorities." ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-06-04T17:30:49.666256+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasAttributedTo "Case 86 Extraction",
"claude-sonnet-4-6" ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 86 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
86
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-06-04T17:30:49.666256+00:00
First case
86
Generated
2026-06-04T17:30:49.666256+00:00
Attributed to
['Case 86 Extraction', 'claude-sonnet-4-6']
Generated by
ProEthica Case 86 Extraction