1960–1969

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The following constitute all published opinions of the NSPE Board of Ethical Review. Opinions issued by the NSPE Board of Ethical review prior to 1980 are provided solely for historic purposes and may no longer be valid because of changes to the NSPE Code of Ethics as well as legal and regulatory requirements. Many of these cases can be purchased in bound copies through the online catalog >>

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NSPE BER Cases from 1969

Case 69-1: Political Influence To Secure Contract
Case 69-2: Contingent Contract Value Engineering
Case 69-3: Recruitment Use Of Third Party
Case 69-5: Recruitment—Incentives To Staff
Case 69-6: Use of "PE" Designation for Employment Service
Case 69-7: Competitive Bidding—Submission of Project Cost
Case 69-8: Conflict of Interest—Ownership of Product Firm
Case 69-9: Approval of Engineering Plans Related to Architectural Plans Prepared by reregistered Persons
Case 69-10: Criticism of Other Engineer Through Accrediting Report
Case 69-11: Negotiation Of Per Diem Fee
Case 69-12: Mandatory Patent Assignment
Case 69-13: Conflict of Interest Stock and Land Ownership

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NSPE BER Cases from 1968

Case 68-1: Patents Nondisclosure To Employer
Case 68-2: Fee For Second Use Of Plans
Case 68-3: Services Pertaining To Same Work
Case 68-4: Pirating of Employees
Case 68-5: Contingent Contract Repurchase of Report
Case 68-6: Value Engineering
Case 68-7: Personal Misconduct
Case 68-8:  TITLEEmployment in Sub-professional Capacity
Case 68-9: Advertising—Professional Cards
Case 68-10: Hiring Employees Of Another Firm
Case 68-11: Review of Architect's Plans
Case 68-12: Sales Of Plans To Conflicting Party In Interest

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NSPE BER Cases from 1967

Case 67-1: Conflict of Interest Public Employment
Case 67-2: Free Engineering on Municipal Project
Case 67-3: Furnishing Copies of Plans to Municipal Client
Case 67-4: Publication of Combined Directory of Firms and Fee Guide
Case 67-5: Liquidated Damage Clause
Case 67-6: Free Engineering Overseas
Case 67-7: Certification of Plans Prior to Payment of Engineer
Case 67-8: Contingent or Free Engineering for Indigent Client
Case 67-9: Engineers' Endorsement of Contractors
Case 67-10: Criticism of Engineering in Products
Case 67-11: Public Disclosure of Names in BER Case
Case 67-12: Conflict of Interest Consultant Serving As County Engineer

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NSPE BER Cases from 1966

Case 66-1: Engineers' Criticism of Fees
Case 66-2: Fee Credit for Preliminary Design
Case 66-3: Name of Engineer on Building
Case 66-4: Advertising—Good Will
Case 66-5: Conflict of Interest—Wife's Investment in Project
Case 66-6: Political Influence in Award of Contract
Case 66-7: Sponsorship Of Social Hour
Case 66-8: Contractual Relationship Between Engineers
Case 66-9: Advertising—Engineers' Week Section of Newspaper
Case 66-10: Representation by Sales Organization
Case 66-11: Contingent Fee in Lawsuit
Case 66-12: Contingent Contract on Public Work Designing to a Fixed Budget Posting of Performance Bond by Engineer

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NSPE BER Cases from 1965

Case 65-1: Endorsement of Competitive Products or Service
Case 65-2: Disclosure of Previous Work
Case 65-4: Contingent Fee Contracts
Case 65-5: Competitive Bidding-Professional Services Integrated with Construction
Case 65-6: Fees for Repetitive Work
Case 65-7: Engineers' Creed-Use in Political Advertisement
Case 65-8: Supplanting Another Engineer – Out-of-State Firm
Case 65-9: Public Criticism of Proposed Public Highway Route
Case 65-10: Promotion of Engineering Services - Hospitality Suites
Case 65-11: Identification of Society Affiliation in Commercial Promotion
Case 65-12: Participation in Production of Unsafe Equipment
Case 65-13: Use of Engineer's Name in Advertisement to Validate Findings
Case 65-14: Assistance in Preparation of Applications Under Advance Planning Act
Case 65-15: Conflict of Interest-R&D Services for University and Private Company
Case 65-16: Seal of Engineer on Plans
Case 65-17: Promotion of Services Through Direct Mail Solicitation

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NSPE BER Cases from 1964

Case 64-1: Registration Seal-Use in Advertisement
Case 64-2: Employer Restrictions on Outside Practice
Case 64-3: Selection of Firm
Case 64-4: Payment of Fee for Work Performed by Others
Case 64-6: Taking Fee In Corporate Stock
Case 64-7: Signature of Responsible Engineer on Plans
Case 64-8: Advertising of Engineering Services
Case 64-9: Supplanting Another Engineer
Case 64-10: Services to Joint ClientsE
Case 64-11: Engineering Services Included as Part of Material Promotion and Sales
Case 64-12: Professional Affiliations in Cards and on Letterheads

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NSPE BER Cases from 1963

Case 63-1: Hiring Employee of Another Firm
Case 63-2: Competitive Bidding—Speculative Designs
Case 63-3: Advertising—Repeated Use of Card
Case 63-4: P. E. Rating of Engineering—Construction Firms
Case 63-5: Conflict of Interest—Part-Time Service as City Engineer
Case 63-6: Conflicting Engineering Opinions
Case 63-7: Advertising—Full Page in Newspaper
Case 63-8: Brochures—Format and Content
Case 63-9: Monthly Publications by Firms
Case 63-10: Improper Associations
Case 63-11: Recommendation of Personnel

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NSPE BER Cases from 1962

Case 62-1: Engineer Checking the Work of Another Engineer
Case 62-2: Advertising of Engineering Services—Brochure
Case 62-4: Employment of Sales Representative
Case 62-5: Engineer Membership in Labor Union
Case 62-6: Competitive Bidding—Research and Development
Case 62-7: Conflict of Interest—Consultant to Governmental Body
Case 62-8: Advertising—Billboard
Case 62-10: Exclusive Right to Serve Client
Case 62-11: Names of Engineers on Letterheads
Case 62-12: Political Contributions
Case 62-13: Case Number 62-13
Case 62-14: Disbarment from Another Profession
Case 62-15: Advertising—Listing of Name
Case 62-16: Engagement in Engineering and Non-engineering Activities
Case 62-17: Name of Firm
Case 62-18: Supplanting—Another Engineer
Case 62-19: Part–Time Services
Case 62-20: Review of Engineering Drawings
Case 62-21: Conflict of Interest—Member of City Council

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NSPE BER Cases from 1961

Case 61-1: Use of PE Seal on Political Advertisement
Case 61-3: Advertising of Engineering Services
Case 61-4: Association with Non-registered Engineers
Case 61-5: Competition for Engineering Employment
Case 61-6: Recognition of Co-authors
Case 61-7: Exhibit at School Convention
Case 61-8: Disclosure of Technical Process of Former Employer
Case 61-9: Responsibility for Public Safety
Case 61-10: Quality of Product

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NSPE BER Cases from 1960

Case 60-1: Advertising-Press Releases
Case 60-2: Competitive Bidding—Professional Services–
Case 60-3: Case Number 60-3
Case 60-4: Recruiting Engineers
Case 60-5: Conflict of Interest
Case 60-6: Practice in Other Than Major Field
Case 60-7: Competitive Materials
Case 60-8: Competitive Bidding—Reduction of Fee-
Case 60-9: Gifts

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NSPE BER Cases from 1959

Case 59-1: Advertising of Engineering Services
Case 59-2: Termination of Engineer's Services and Retention of Different Engineer for Same Work
Case 59-3: Preferential Treatment of Building Materials—Free Engineering—Conflict of Interest

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NSPE BER Cases from 1958

Case 58-1: Case Number 58-1

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