Engineer A Home Inspection Confidentiality Violating Engineer
Individual
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/97#Engineer_A_Home_Inspection_Confidentiality_Violating_Engineer
Definition
Offered and performed a residential home inspection service for a prospective purchaser couple, prepared a written report concluding the residence was in generally good condition, and then unilaterally sent a carbon copy of that confidential report to the real estate firm handling the sale — without client consent — thereby prejudicing the client's bargaining position.
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Parent
HomeInspectionConfidentialityViolatingEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#HomeInspectionConfidentialityViolatingEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer |
| specialty | Residential home inspection |
| service_type | Pre-purchase engineering inspection |
| report_format | One-page written report |
Concept Category
Role
Confidence
0.97
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | client |
| target | Client Couple Prospective Home Purchaser Inspection Client |
| type | unauthorized_disclosure_to |
| target | Real Estate Firm Unauthorized Third-Party Report Recipient |
Role Category
provider_client
Role Class
Home Inspection Confidentiality Violating Engineer
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A offers a homeowner inspection service, whereby he undertakes to perform an engineering inspection of residences by prospective purchasers
Text References
Engineer A offers a homeowner inspection service, whereby he undertakes to perform an engineering inspection of residences by prospective purchasers
Engineer A performed this service for a client (husband and wife) for a fee and prepared a one-page written report
Engineer A submitted his report to the client showing that a carbon copy was sent to the real estate firm handling the sale of the residence
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Individual
Content Hash
335890cb45f6a3c9...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
97
Discovered in Pass
1
Discovered in Section
facts
First Discovered
2026-03-01T19:17:41.681091+00:00
First Case
97
Generated
2026-03-01T19:17:41.681091+00:00
Attributed To
Case 97 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T19:35:14.537466
Generated By
ProEthica Case 97 Extraction