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.
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Unfair Competition
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Statements on Technical Matters for Interested Parties
Subjects:
Associating with Others
Community Service/Civic Affairs
Duty to the Public
Firm Name
Statements on Technical Matters for Interested Parties
Case 19-1: Disclosure of Personal Information
Subjects:
Advertising
Harassment and Anti-Discrimination
Case 18-12: Contracts—Fiduciary Duty
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Employer
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Liability
Professional Responsibility
Case 18-11: Objectivity and Truthfulness—Use of Drone
Subjects:
Advertising
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Self-Promotion
Subjects:
Confidential Information
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Subjects:
Duty to Disclose
Duty to the Public
Engineering Document
Sustainable Development
Subjects:
Confidential Information
Engineering Document
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Reviewing the Work of Other Engineers