Expert Witness Conflict of Interest Disclosure Standard
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4a3b6c55
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ExpertWitnessConflictofInterestDisclosureStandard
Definition
Professional norms and ethical obligations governing the duty of engineers serving as expert witnesses to fully disclose to retaining counsel any professional relationships, committee roles, or organizational affiliations that may bear on their independence or create the appearance of conflict, including relationships with opposing experts, and the obligation to avoid ex parte communications with opposing experts during pending litigation
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Professional norms and ethical obligations governing the duty of engineers serving as expert witnesses to fully disclose to retaining counsel any professional relationships, committee roles, or organizational affiliations that may bear on their independence or create the appearance of conflict, including relationships with opposing experts, and the obligation to avoid ex parte communications with opposing experts during pending litigation
Scope Note
[proethica-intermediate-extended] Professional norms and ethical obligations governing an engineer's duty to fully disclose all viable options and their own financial or competitive interest when providing professional recommendations to clients, particularly when the engineer stands to benefit from the recommended option and has omitted alternatives from which they cannot benefit
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Engineer A has an obligation to (1) fully disclose to Attorney X his role as the chairman of the boiler code standards and safety committee within an engineering society and (2) advise [Defendant's attorney] that Engineer B serves as a member of one of the technical subcommittees within the boiler code standards and safety committee.
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Ontology
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Content Hash
4a3b6c55f6669d07...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
60
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
discussion
First Discovered At
2026-02-25T23:00:20.277994+00:00
First Discovered In Case
60
Generated
2026-02-25T23:00:20.277994+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 60 Extraction