Non-Acquiescence to Unsafe Client Directives Invoked By Engineer A
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/88#Non-Acquiescence_to_Unsafe_Client_Directives_Invoked_By_Engineer_A
Properties
Instance of
Non-AcquiescencetoUnsafeClientDirectives
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Non-AcquiescencetoUnsafeClientDirectives
Applied to
Client B Cost-Directing Developer
Specialized hydrologic and hydraulic analysis decision
Balancing with
Client Loyalty
Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits
Concrete expression
Client B directed Engineer A to proceed without the specialized hydraulic analysis unless and until requested by regulatory authorities; Engineer A's professional obligation requires refusal to acquiesce to this directive when professional judgment indicates the analysis is necessary to identify material risks to upstream homeowners
Confidence
0.9
Importance
high
Interpretation
In this context, the non-acquiescence principle requires Engineer A to refuse to proceed without the specialized analysis, to document the professional judgment supporting that refusal, and to advise Client B in writing of the risks of proceeding without the analysis
Invoked by
Engineer A Tidal Crossing Infrastructure Design Engineer
Tension resolution
The client's authority to direct scope and cost does not extend to directing the omission of safety-relevant analysis when the engineer's professional judgment identifies material risk to third-party welfare
Source Evidence
Source text
Client B directs Engineer A to proceed without the costly analysis unless and until such an analysis is requested by the applicable regulatory authorities
Text references
Client B directs Engineer A to proceed without the costly analysis unless and until such an analysis is requested by the applicable regulatory authorities
Engineer A proposes a complex and costly hydrologic and hydraulic analysis by a specialized subconsultant to predict the extent to which sea level rise and the increased hydraulic capacity of the tidal crossing will result in flood damage to a neighborhood of twenty upstream homes
TTL
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case88:Non-Acquiescence_to_Unsafe_Client_Directives_Invoked_By_Engineer_A a proeth:Non-AcquiescencetoUnsafeClientDirectives,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Non-Acquiescence to Unsafe Client Directives Invoked By Engineer A" ;
proeth:appliedto "Client B Cost-Directing Developer",
"Specialized hydrologic and hydraulic analysis decision" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Client Loyalty",
"Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Client B directed Engineer A to proceed without the specialized hydraulic analysis unless and until requested by regulatory authorities; Engineer A's professional obligation requires refusal to acquiesce to this directive when professional judgment indicates the analysis is necessary to identify material risks to upstream homeowners" ;
proeth:confidence "0.9" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "88" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-26T00:13:22.311648+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "88" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-26T00:13:22.311648+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "In this context, the non-acquiescence principle requires Engineer A to refuse to proceed without the specialized analysis, to document the professional judgment supporting that refusal, and to advise Client B in writing of the risks of proceeding without the analysis" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer A Tidal Crossing Infrastructure Design Engineer" ;
proeth:principleclass "Non-Acquiescence to Unsafe Client Directives" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Client B directs Engineer A to proceed without the costly analysis unless and until such an analysis is requested by the applicable regulatory authorities" ;
proeth:tensionresolution "The client's authority to direct scope and cost does not extend to directing the omission of safety-relevant analysis when the engineer's professional judgment identifies material risk to third-party welfare" ;
proeth:textreferences "Client B directs Engineer A to proceed without the costly analysis unless and until such an analysis is requested by the applicable regulatory authorities",
"Engineer A proposes a complex and costly hydrologic and hydraulic analysis by a specialized subconsultant to predict the extent to which sea level rise and the increased hydraulic capacity of the tidal crossing will result in flood damage to a neighborhood of twenty upstream homes" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 88 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-26T00:31:11.062348"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 88 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
88
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-26T00:13:22.311648+00:00
First case
88
Generated
2026-02-26T00:13:22.311648+00:00
Attributed to
Case 88 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-26T00:31:11.062348
Generated by
ProEthica Case 88 Extraction