Faithful Agent Obligation Invoked by Engineer A as Developer F's Retained Engineer
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/94#Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Invoked_by_Engineer_A_as_Developer_Fs_Retained_Engineer
Properties
Instance of
FaithfulAgentObligationWithinEthicalLimits
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#FaithfulAgentObligationWithinEthicalLimits
Applied to
Engineer A's presentation role at City Planning Board hearing on behalf of Developer F
Balancing with
Objectivity
Public Welfare Paramount
Relevance and Pertinence Standard for Voluntary Disclosure at Public Hearings
Concrete expression
Engineer A, retained by Developer F, presents the project in a manner that emphasizes its environmental benefits — consistent with the client's interest in project approval — while not actively misrepresenting the project's adverse impacts and remaining willing to answer questions truthfully.
Confidence
0.88
Importance
high
Interpretation
The faithful agent obligation permits Engineer A to present the project favorably on behalf of Developer F, but does not authorize affirmative deception or suppression of material adverse facts that the Planning Board would need for an informed decision; the ethical limits are tested by whether the omission of traffic and pollution data crosses from permissible advocacy into impermissible deception.
Invoked by
Engineer A Present Case Public Policy Environmental Impact Disclosure
Tension resolution
The faithful agent role is satisfied within ethical limits because Engineer A did not affirmatively misrepresent the adverse impacts, would have answered truthfully if questioned, and the hearing process supplied the omitted information through other witnesses.
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X.
Text references
Engineer A highlights the improved environmental effect of converting the waterfront from an industrial facility to a parkland.
Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X.
Engineer A makes a presentation and responds to questions by members of the City Planning Board.
Had Engineer A been questioned by the City Planning Board, Engineer A would have provided testimony concerning these issues.
TTL
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owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Faithful Agent Obligation Invoked by Engineer A as Developer F's Retained Engineer" ;
proeth:appliedto "Engineer A's presentation role at City Planning Board hearing on behalf of Developer F" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Objectivity",
"Public Welfare Paramount",
"Relevance and Pertinence Standard for Voluntary Disclosure at Public Hearings" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Engineer A, retained by Developer F, presents the project in a manner that emphasizes its environmental benefits — consistent with the client's interest in project approval — while not actively misrepresenting the project's adverse impacts and remaining willing to answer questions truthfully." ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "94" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-28T20:40:19.193187+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "94" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-28T20:40:19.193187+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "The faithful agent obligation permits Engineer A to present the project favorably on behalf of Developer F, but does not authorize affirmative deception or suppression of material adverse facts that the Planning Board would need for an informed decision; the ethical limits are tested by whether the omission of traffic and pollution data crosses from permissible advocacy into impermissible deception." ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer A Present Case Public Policy Environmental Impact Disclosure" ;
proeth:principleclass "Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "The faithful agent role is satisfied within ethical limits because Engineer A did not affirmatively misrepresent the adverse impacts, would have answered truthfully if questioned, and the hearing process supplied the omitted information through other witnesses." ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A highlights the improved environmental effect of converting the waterfront from an industrial facility to a parkland.",
"Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X.",
"Engineer A makes a presentation and responds to questions by members of the City Planning Board.",
"Had Engineer A been questioned by the City Planning Board, Engineer A would have provided testimony concerning these issues." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 94 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-28T20:55:42.363901"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 94 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
94
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-28T20:40:19.193187+00:00
First case
94
Generated
2026-02-28T20:40:19.193187+00:00
Attributed to
Case 94 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T20:55:42.363901
Generated by
ProEthica Case 94 Extraction