Engineer T Superior Authority Dismissal of Error Concern
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/9#Engineer_T_Superior_Authority_Dismissal_of_Error_Concern
Properties
Instance of
SuperiorAuthorityDismissalofComplianceConcernState
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#SuperiorAuthorityDismissalofComplianceConcernState
Active period
From Engineer T's meeting with Engineer B through legal proceedings
Affected parties
Engineer B
Engineer T
XYZ Consulting Engineers
Confidence
0.8
Importance
high
Subject
Engineer B's dismissal of Engineer T's concern that a professional error requiring acknowledgment had been made
Terminated by
Not terminated; legal proceedings ongoing
Triggering event
Engineer T reported to Engineer B a belief that a design error had been made and that the NSPE Code required acknowledgment; Engineer B concluded no error occurred and no acknowledgment was warranted
Urgency level
medium
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer T met with XYZ's Chief Structural Engineer, Engineer B, explained the situation, and expressed a belief that a design error – i.e., not exploring alternative, safer design concepts – had been made and the NSPE Code of Ethics required that the error be acknowledged
Text references
Both Engineer T and Engineer B decided that the situation did not merit acknowledgement of 'an error'
Engineer B responded that Engineer T and XYZ Consulting Engineers had responded professionally to the design project, they had recommended a straightforward structural modification approach, and they were not expected or asked to consider alternative concepts
Engineer T met with XYZ's Chief Structural Engineer, Engineer B, explained the situation, and expressed a belief that a design error – i.e., not exploring alternative, safer design concepts – had been made and the NSPE Code of Ethics required that the error be acknowledged
TTL
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case9:Engineer_T_Superior_Authority_Dismissal_of_Error_Concern a proeth:SuperiorAuthorityDismissalofComplianceConcernState,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer T Superior Authority Dismissal of Error Concern" ;
proeth:activeperiod "From Engineer T's meeting with Engineer B through legal proceedings" ;
proeth:affectedparties "Engineer B",
"Engineer T",
"XYZ Consulting Engineers" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "State" ;
proeth:confidence "0.8" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "9" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-24T22:30:58.950003+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "9" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-24T22:30:58.950003+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer T met with XYZ's Chief Structural Engineer, Engineer B, explained the situation, and expressed a belief that a design error – i.e., not exploring alternative, safer design concepts – had been made and the NSPE Code of Ethics required that the error be acknowledged" ;
proeth:stateclass "Superior Authority Dismissal of Compliance Concern State" ;
proeth:subject "Engineer B's dismissal of Engineer T's concern that a professional error requiring acknowledgment had been made" ;
proeth:terminatedby "Not terminated; legal proceedings ongoing" ;
proeth:textreferences "Both Engineer T and Engineer B decided that the situation did not merit acknowledgement of 'an error'",
"Engineer B responded that Engineer T and XYZ Consulting Engineers had responded professionally to the design project, they had recommended a straightforward structural modification approach, and they were not expected or asked to consider alternative concepts",
"Engineer T met with XYZ's Chief Structural Engineer, Engineer B, explained the situation, and expressed a belief that a design error – i.e., not exploring alternative, safer design concepts – had been made and the NSPE Code of Ethics required that the error be acknowledged" ;
proeth:triggeringevent "Engineer T reported to Engineer B a belief that a design error had been made and that the NSPE Code required acknowledgment; Engineer B concluded no error occurred and no acknowledgment was warranted" ;
proeth:urgencylevel "medium" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 9 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-24T22:41:24.549635"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 9 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
9
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-24T22:30:58.950003+00:00
First case
9
Generated
2026-02-24T22:30:58.950003+00:00
Attributed to
Case 9 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-24T22:41:24.549635
Generated by
ProEthica Case 9 Extraction