1980–1989

1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980

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 1989

Case 89-1: Providing Prime Professional And Design Services
Case 89-2: Declining Employment After Acceptance
Case 89-3: Paying Manufacturer To Prepare Drawings
Case 89-4: Conflict Of Interest—Claim Review Of Contractor
Case 89-5: Conflict Of Interest—Claim Services To City
Case 89-6: Conflict Of Interest—Chairman Of Owners' Association
Case 89-7: Duty To Report Safety Violations
Case 89-8: Operation Of Related Business For Nonprofessional Services Reconsideration Of Ber Case 70

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NSPE BER Cases from 1988

Case 88-1: Conflict of Interest—Feasibility Study
Case 88-2: Political Contributions
Case 88-3: Restrictive Employment Agreement
Case 88-4: Duty of Engineer To Provide Owner With Drawings
Case 88-5: Signing of Drawings By Engineer In Industry
Case 88-6: Whistleblowing—City Engineer
Case 88-7: Public Criticism of Bridge Safety

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NSPE BER Cases from 1987

Case 87-1: Employment—Refusal to Accept Reassignment
Case 87-2: Disclosure of Previous Work By Consultant
Case 87-3: Conflict of Interest—Engineer Retained By County to Inspect Project Developed By Client
Case 87-4: Gift—Sharing of Hotel Suite
Case 87-5: Gift—Complimentary Seminar Registration
Case 87-6: Solicitation of Recommendation—Use of Form Letter

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NSPE BER Cases from 1986

Case 86-1: Improper Solicitation of Work—Business Consortium
Case 86-2: Signing and Sealing Plans Not Prepared by Engineer
Case 86-3: Engineer's Proposal to Act as Arbitrator In Owner/Engineer Disputes
Case 86-4: Modification of Signed and Sealed Plans by Other Than Responsible Engineer
Case 86-5: City Engineer Seeking to Retain Employees of Engineering Firm
Case 86-6: Engineer Misstating Professional Achievements on Resume

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NSPE BER Cases from 1985

Case 85-1: Joint Authorship of Paper
Case 85-2: Conflict of Interest—Engineer Serving On Private Hospital Board and Performing Services
Case 85-3: P.E. Requirement for County Surveyor Position
Case 85-4: Objectivity of Engineer Retained as Expert
Case 85-5: Engineer's Duty to Report Data Relating to Research
Case 85-6: Engineer's Disclosure of Potential Conflict of Interest

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NSPE BER Cases from 1984

Case 84-1: Criticism of Another Engineer
Case 84-2: Advertising Services of Engineering Staff
Case 84-3: Name of Firm—Use by Successor Principals
Case 84-4: Engineer's Dispute With Client Over Design
Case 84-5: Engineer's Recommendation For Full-Time, On-Site Project Representative
Case 84-6: Participation in Protest Action as Part of a Political Campaign

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NSPE BER Cases from 1983

Case 83-1: Conflict Of Interest—Duty of Loyalty of Terminated Employed Engineer to Employer—Misleading Brochure
Case 83-2: Contingent Fees
Case 83-3: Using Technical Proposal of Another Without Consent
Case 83-4: Employee Termination of Employment—Job Shop
Case 83-5: Payment of Fee to Landscape Architect Above True Value of Work in Order to Receive Leads
Case 83-6: Reviewing Work Of Another Where Former Engineer Is in Litigation With Client

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NSPE BER Cases from 1982

Case 82-1: Promotional Letters
Case 82-2: Confidentiality of Engineering Report
Case 82-3: Recruitment—Finder's Fee
Case 82-4: Conflict of Interest Consultant to a Government Body—Member of a Local Authority
Case 82-5: Whistleblowing
Case 82-6: Conflict of Interest—Expert Witness for Contractor
Case 82-7: Participation in Professional and Technical Societies—Ethical Duty of Employer and Employee

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NSPE BER Cases from 1981

Case 81-1: Contingent Contract
Case 81-2: Payment for Employment
Case 81-3: Demand for Promotion Based on Transfer of Client
Case 81-4: Gifts to Engineers
Case 81-5: Advertising
Case 81-6: Grievance Procedure

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NSPE BER Cases from 1980

Case 80-1: Protest of Low Fee Proposal
Case 80-2: Brochure of Subsidiary Firm
Case 80-3: Designation of Engineering Firm by Public Agency
Case 80-4: Participation of Engineer with Competing Firms for Same Contract
Case 80-5: Conflict of Interest—Recommendation of Former Firm
Case 80-6: Conflict of Interest—Use of Former Public Employee

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