Absence of Confidentiality Agreement Affecting Disclosure Obligation State
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#AbsenceofConfidentialityAgreementAffectingDisclosureObligationState
Definition
State in which no explicit confidentiality agreement exists between the engineer and the client (or public agency) regarding the engineer's professional findings, such that the client cannot assert a legitimate expectation of confidentiality over information discovered through the engineer's independent professional inspection — materially distinguishing the case from precedents where a formal confidentiality agreement was in place and altering the ethical calculus around disclosure obligations.
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Definition
State in which no explicit confidentiality agreement exists between the engineer and the client (or public agency) regarding the engineer's professional findings, such that the client cannot assert a legitimate expectation of confidentiality over information discovered through the engineer's independent professional inspection — materially distinguishing the case from precedents where a formal confidentiality agreement was in place and altering the ethical calculus around disclosure obligations.
Source Evidence
Source Text
in the present case, there is nothing to indicate under the facts that an agreement exists between any of the parties to maintain the confidentiality of all or part of any reports prepared by the engineer
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rdfs:comment "State in which no explicit confidentiality agreement exists between the engineer and the client (or public agency) regarding the engineer's professional findings, such that the client cannot assert a legitimate expectation of confidentiality over information discovered through the engineer's independent professional inspection — materially distinguishing the case from precedents where a formal confidentiality agreement was in place and altering the ethical calculus around disclosure obligations." ;
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Content Hash
6f0a2b99964a3ebe...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
100
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
discussion
First Discovered At
2026-03-01T08:24:19.222847+00:00
First Discovered In Case
100
Generated
2026-03-01T08:24:19.222847+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 100 Extraction