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 02-10: Conflict Of Interest—Holding Company
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Subjects:
Confidential Information
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Public Statements and Criticism
Subjects:
Associating with Others
Competence
Duty to the Public
Engineering Document
Firm Name
Licensure Laws
Opinions
Plans/Specifications
Reviewing the Work of Other Engineers
Signing Plans/Documents
Subjects:
Advertising
Public Statements and Criticism
Recruiting Engineer from Another Employer
Unethical Practice by Others
Case 06-11: Conflict of Interest—Expert Witness Testimony
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Opinions
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Subjects:
Confidential Information
Conflict of Interest
Unfair Competition
Subjects:
Advertising
Competence
Licensure Laws
Self-Promotion
Signing Plans/Documents
Subjects:
Associating with Others
Firm Name
Public Statements and Criticism
Unethical Practice by Others
Subjects:
Confidential Information
Employer
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Subjects:
Advertising
Conflict of Interest
Case 02-11: Duty To Report Violation—Anonymous Complaint
Subjects:
Licensure Laws
Public Statements and Criticism
Unethical Practice by Others
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Duty to the Public
Faithful Agents and Trustees