Board of Ethical Review Cases
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.
Case 22-9: Providing Incomplete, Self-Serving Advice
Subjects:
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Political Contributions, Gifts, Commissions
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Public Statements and Criticism
Case 22-8: Independence of Peer Reviewer
Subjects:
Confidential Information
Duty to the Public
Employer
Errors
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Reviewing the Work of Other Engineers
Harassment and Anti-Discrimination
Case 22-7: Impaired Engineering
Subjects:
Competence
Duty to the Public
Licensure Laws
Public Statements and Criticism
Signing Plans/Documents
Unethical Practice by Others
Case 22-6: Siting a Truck Stop
Subjects:
Advertising
Duty to the Public
Licensure Laws
Public Statements and Criticism
Self-Promotion
Sustainable Development
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Duty to the Public
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Case 22-4: Duty to Report Misconduct
Subjects:
Advertising
Credit for Engineering Work
Licensure Laws
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Proprietary Interests
Public Statements and Criticism
Unethical Practice by Others
Case 22-3: Review of Other Engineer’s Work
Subjects:
Public Statements and Criticism
Reviewing the Work of Other Engineers
Unethical Practice by Others
Unfair Competition
Case 22-2: Sharing As-Built Drawings
Subjects:
Confidential Information
Employer
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Political Contributions, Gifts, Commissions
Subjects:
Duty to the Public
Licensure Laws
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Unethical Practice by Others
Case 21-12: Duty to Report – Material Information
Subjects:
Advertising
Duty to the Public
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Self-Promotion
Case 21-11: Public Welfare at What Cost?
Subjects:
Advertising
Employer
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Public Statements and Criticism