Sequential Party Representation Ethics Standard
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#SequentialPartyRepresentationEthicsStandard
Definition
Professional norms and ethical obligations governing the propriety of an engineer serving as expert witness for and against the same party in separate, unrelated legal proceedings at different points in time, including whether prior adversarial or supportive roles create an appearance of impropriety or actual conflict of interest that would disqualify the engineer from subsequent engagements
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Definition
Professional norms and ethical obligations governing the propriety of an engineer serving as expert witness for and against the same party in separate, unrelated legal proceedings at different points in time, including whether prior adversarial or supportive roles create an appearance of impropriety or actual conflict of interest that would disqualify the engineer from subsequent engagements
Source Evidence
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opposing counsel questions Engineer A's previous relationship both in defense of and in litigation with ABC Manufacturing, implying that by providing those services, Engineer A was acting improperly
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Ontology
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ce3c9ccc2915c808...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
179
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-03-01T06:50:17.642767+00:00
First Discovered In Case
179
Generated
2026-03-01T06:50:17.642767+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 179 Extraction