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PASS 1: Contextual Framework Facts Section

Case 136: Failure To Report Information Affecting Public Safety

R Roles
3
Classes
4
Individuals
S States
6
Classes
6
Individuals
Rs Resources
0
Classes
0
Individuals

Extracted Ontology Entities

19 RDF entities extracted organized by concept type

R Roles

Roles Classes
3
changed
ForensicExpertWitnessEngineerRole
rdfs:subClassOf Roles
Linked
Forensic Expert Witness Engineer Role
C136
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A professional engineer retained through legal counsel to inspect a facility and provide expert testimony in support of a party in litigation.
Inherited from ForensicExpertWitnessEngineerRole · note
An engineer retained to provide forensic analysis and expert testimony in a dispute or litigation. Inferred :ProviderClientRole via proeth-core:hasClient (the retained provider side).
Properties
Text References:
"Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner."
Confidence: 0.92
Role Category: provider_client
Role Kind: professional
Distinguishing Features:
  • Retained through legal counsel in the context of active litigation rather than for ordinary design or construction services
  • Combines building inspection with expert testimony in support of the retaining party
Professional Scope: Inspection of the building at issue in the lawsuit and expert testimony on its condition in support of the retaining party
Typical Qualifications: Professional engineering expertise sufficient to inspect buildings and identify structural defects
Associated Virtues:
  • Competence
  • Honesty
  • Integrity
[facts] "Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner.
  • roleCategory content: provider_client
  • roleKind content: professional
  • distinguishingFeatures content: Retained through legal counsel in the context of active litigation rather than for ordinary design or construction services; Combines building inspection with expert testimony in support of the retaining party
  • professionalScope content: Inspection of the building at issue in the lawsuit and expert testimony on its condition in support of the retaining party
  • typicalQualifications content: Professional engineering expertise sufficient to inspect buildings and identify structural defects
  • associatedVirtues content: Competence; Honesty; Integrity
  • confidence assessment: 0.92
changed
ProviderClientRole
rdfs:subClassOf Roles
New C136
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
Legal counsel who represents a party in litigation, retains expert consultants on the party's behalf, and directs how information developed for the lawsuit is handled, including instructing that findings be kept confidential.
Properties
Text References:
"Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner."
"Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit."
Confidence: 0.88
Role Category: provider_client
Role Kind: participant
Distinguishing Features:
  • Retains the engineer and receives his findings within the context of a lawsuit
  • Directs that engineering findings be maintained as confidential as part of the lawsuit
[facts] "Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner. Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this infor..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner.; Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit.
  • roleCategory content: provider_client
  • roleKind content: participant
  • distinguishingFeatures content: Retains the engineer and receives his findings within the context of a lawsuit; Directs that engineering findings be maintained as confidential as part of the lawsuit
  • confidence assessment: 0.88
changed
PublicResponsibilityRole
rdfs:subClassOf Roles
Review
Participant Role
C136
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
An occupant of a building who uses it and is affected by its defects, and who may hold standing in the case as a plaintiff suing the owner over the building's condition.
Inherited from ParticipantRole · note
A role borne by a party with standing in a case (a client, owner, employer, contractor, or affected member of the public) whose role type does not itself generate profession-based obligations and is not governed by a professional ethical code. Duties a participant holds from contract or law are case facts on the individual, not commitments of the role type. Examples include Client, Owner, Contractor, and Public.
Properties
Text References:
"Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use."
"Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants."
Confidence: 0.85
Role Kind: participant
Distinguishing Features:
  • Occupies and uses the building at issue
  • Holds standing as plaintiff against the owner and as the party whose safety is threatened by the structural defects
[facts] "Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use.; Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants.
  • roleKind content: participant
  • distinguishingFeatures content: Occupies and uses the building at issue; Holds standing as plaintiff against the owner and as the party whose safety is threatened by the structural defects
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
Roles Individuals
4
Engineer A Forensic Expert Witness
Forensic Expert Witness Engineer Role
Linked
Forensic Expert Witness Engineer Role
C136
Text References:
"Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner."
"Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants."
"Engineer A complys with the request of the attorney."
Confidence: 0.92
Actor: Engineer A
Role Class: Forensic Expert Witness Engineer
Role Category: provider_client
Role Kind: professional
Case Involvement: Hired by the owner's attorney to inspect the apartment building and give expert testimony in support of the owner. Discovers serious structural defects he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants, defects not mentioned in the tenants' suit. Reports the findings to the attorney, is told he must maintain the information as confidential as part of the lawsuit, and complies with the attorney's request.
Belief about defects: believes the structural defects constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants
Hasclient: Owner
"Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner."
Relatedto: Owner's Attorney
"Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit."
[facts] "Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner. Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitut..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • actor: Engineer A
  • attributes: {'belief_about_defects': 'believes the structural defects constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants'}
  • relationships: {'type': 'hasClient', 'target': 'Owner', 'quote': "Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner."}; {'type': 'relatedTo', 'target': "Owner's Attorney", 'quote': 'Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit.'}
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner.; Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants.; Engineer A complys with the request of the attorney.
  • roleClass content: Forensic Expert Witness Engineer
  • roleCategory content: provider_client
  • roleKind content: professional
  • caseInvolvement content: Hired by the owner's attorney to inspect the apartment building and give expert testimony in support of the owner. Discovers serious structural defects he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants, defects not mentioned in the tenants' suit. Reports the findings to the attorney, is told he must maintain the information as confidential as part of the lawsuit, and complies with the attorney's request.
  • confidence assessment: 0.92
New C136
Text References:
"Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner."
"Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit."
Confidence: 0.88
Actor: Owner's Attorney
Role Class: Attorney
Role Category: provider_client
Role Kind: participant
Additional Relationships: {'type': 'retains and instructs', 'target': 'Engineer A', 'quote': 'Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit.'}
Case Involvement: Hires Engineer A on the owner's behalf to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner, receives Engineer A's report of serious structural defects, and instructs Engineer A that he must maintain the information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit.
Hasclient: Owner
"Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner."
[facts] "Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • actor: Owner's Attorney
  • relationships: {'type': 'hasClient', 'target': 'Owner', 'quote': "Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner."}
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner.; Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit.
  • roleClass content: Attorney
  • roleCategory content: provider_client
  • roleKind content: participant
  • additionalRelationships content: {'type': 'retains and instructs', 'target': 'Engineer A', 'quote': 'Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit.'}
  • caseInvolvement content: Hires Engineer A on the owner's behalf to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner, receives Engineer A's report of serious structural defects, and instructs Engineer A that he must maintain the information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit.
  • confidence assessment: 0.88
Linked
Owner Role
C136
Text References:
"Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use."
"Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner."
Confidence: 0.9
Actor: Owner
Role Class: Owner Role
Role Kind: participant
Additional Relationships: {'type': 'sued by', 'target': 'Tenants', 'quote': 'Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use.'}
Case Involvement: Owns the apartment building with many defects affecting the quality of use, is sued by the tenants to force repairs, and defends the suit through his attorney, who hires Engineer A to inspect the building and testify in his support.
[facts] "Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • actor: Owner
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use.; Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner.
  • roleClass content: Owner Role
  • roleKind content: participant
  • additionalRelationships content: {'type': 'sued by', 'target': 'Tenants', 'quote': 'Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use.'}
  • caseInvolvement content: Owns the apartment building with many defects affecting the quality of use, is sued by the tenants to force repairs, and defends the suit through his attorney, who hires Engineer A to inspect the building and testify in his support.
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
Review
Participant Role
C136
Text References:
"Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use."
"Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants."
"The tenants' suit has not mentioned these safety related defects."
Confidence: 0.87
Actor: Tenants
Role Class: Tenant
Role Kind: participant
Additional Relationships: {'type': 'sues', 'target': 'Owner', 'quote': 'Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use.'}
Case Involvement: Occupy the apartment building and sue the owner to force him to repair many defects affecting the quality of use. Their suit has not mentioned the safety related structural defects that Engineer A believes constitute an immediate threat to their safety.
Suit scope: the tenants' suit has not mentioned the safety related defects
[facts] "Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • actor: Tenants
  • attributes: {'suit_scope': "the tenants' suit has not mentioned the safety related defects"}
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use.; Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants.; The tenants' suit has not mentioned these safety related defects.
  • roleClass content: Tenant
  • roleKind content: participant
  • additionalRelationships content: {'type': 'sues', 'target': 'Owner', 'quote': 'Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use.'}
  • caseInvolvement content: Occupy the apartment building and sue the owner to force him to repair many defects affecting the quality of use. Their suit has not mentioned the safety related structural defects that Engineer A believes constitute an immediate threat to their safety.
  • confidence assessment: 0.87

S States

States Classes
6
changed
Conflict Of Interest State
rdfs:subClassOf States
Review
Conflict Of Interest State
C136
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A condition in which an agent holds competing role-derived duties that cannot all be fully served, here Engineer A holding knowledge of an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants while under his retaining attorney's directive to maintain that information as confidential.
Inherited from ConflictOfInterestState · note
A condition in which an agent holds competing interests or loyalties, or competing role-derived duties, that cannot all be fully served and that bias or constrain the exercise of professional judgment. As a content kind it is the standing tension among interests, covering both conflict of interest and competing duties. Its deontic relevance is that it renders the affected obligations defeasible against one another and grounds the competesWith, prevailsOver, and defeasibleUnder edge family.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants."
"Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit."
Confidence: 0.86
State Category: conflict_of_interest
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: The professional's confidentiality directive from the retaining client comes to cover information the professional believes bears on an immediate safety threat to third parties
Termination Conditions: The information is disclosed, the directive is lifted, or the safety threat is removed
Principle Transformation: The tension makes the professional's competing duties of client confidentiality and tenant safety defeasible against one another in this situation.
[facts] "Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants.; Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit.
  • stateCategory content: conflict_of_interest
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: The tension makes the professional's competing duties of client confidentiality and tenant safety defeasible against one another in this situation.
  • confidence assessment: 0.86
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: The professional's confidentiality directive from the retaining client comes to cover information the professional believes bears on an immediate safety threat to third parties
  • terminationConditions: The information is disclosed, the directive is lifted, or the safety threat is removed
changed
PublicSafetyRiskState
rdfs:subClassOf States
Linked
Public Safety Risk State
C136
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A condition of hazard exposure in which occupants of a building face potential harm to their safety, here serious structural defects in an apartment building that are believed to constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants.
Inherited from PublicSafetyRiskState · note
A condition of hazard exposure in which the public or a specific community faces potential harm to safety or welfare, such as flooding harm to residents.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants."
Confidence: 0.92
State Category: risk
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: Serious structural defects exist in the occupied building
Termination Conditions: The structural defects are repaired or the tenants are removed from exposure
Obligation Activation: Obligation to hold paramount the safety of the public
Principle Transformation: The abstract commitment to public safety becomes a concrete concern for the tenants exposed to the structural defects while the hazard persists.
[facts] "Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants.
  • stateCategory content: risk
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: The abstract commitment to public safety becomes a concrete concern for the tenants exposed to the structural defects while the hazard persists.
  • confidence assessment: 0.92
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: Serious structural defects exist in the occupied building
  • terminationConditions: The structural defects are repaired or the tenants are removed from exposure
  • obligationActivation: Obligation to hold paramount the safety of the public
changed
RiskFindingState
rdfs:subClassOf States
Review
Risk Finding State
C136
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
An epistemic condition in which a professional's identification of a risk has risen to a concluded finding, here Engineer A's discovery through inspection of serious structural defects that he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants.
Inherited from RiskFindingState · note
An epistemic condition in which a professional's identification of a risk has risen from preliminary concern to the level of a concluded technical finding. Here Engineer Doe, after completing his studies, concludes that the plant discharge will lower the quality of the receiving body of water below established standards.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants."
Confidence: 0.9
State Category: epistemic
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: The professional's inspection reveals defects the professional concludes pose a threat
Termination Conditions: The finding is superseded, refuted, or acted upon so the knowledge condition no longer drives decision
Obligation Activation: Obligation to report findings that bear on safety
Principle Transformation: Once the engineer knows of the immediate threat, general safety values attach to his specific knowledge of these defects.
[facts] "Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants.
  • stateCategory content: epistemic
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: Once the engineer knows of the immediate threat, general safety values attach to his specific knowledge of these defects.
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: The professional's inspection reveals defects the professional concludes pose a threat
  • terminationConditions: The finding is superseded, refuted, or acted upon so the knowledge condition no longer drives decision
  • obligationActivation: Obligation to report findings that bear on safety
changed
Adversarial Engagement State
rdfs:subClassOf States
Review
Adversarial Engagement State
C136
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A temporal condition in which a suit has been filed and the parties stand in an adversarial legal posture, so professional services rendered occur within a pending dispute, here Engineer A retained by the owner's attorney to inspect the building and give expert testimony within the tenants' pending suit against the owner.
Inherited from AdversarialEngagementState · note
A temporal condition in which a claim has been filed and the parties stand in an adversarial legal posture, so professional services rendered occur within a pending dispute over that claim. Here the contractor has filed a claim against the U.S. government for additional compensation on the dam project, and Engineer A's retention by the contractor occurs within that pending claim.
Properties
Text References:
"Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use."
"Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner."
Confidence: 0.88
State Category: temporal
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: A suit is filed and the professional is retained by one party to the dispute
Termination Conditions: The lawsuit is resolved or the engagement ends
Obligation Activation: Faithful agent obligation to the retaining client
Action Constraints: Litigation-related confidentiality expectations on the engagement
Principle Transformation: The general duty of loyalty to a client takes the concrete form of expert services rendered in support of the owner within the pending suit.
[facts] "Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use.; Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner.
  • stateCategory content: temporal
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: The general duty of loyalty to a client takes the concrete form of expert services rendered in support of the owner within the pending suit.
  • confidence assessment: 0.88
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: A suit is filed and the professional is retained by one party to the dispute
  • terminationConditions: The lawsuit is resolved or the engagement ends
  • obligationActivation: Faithful agent obligation to the retaining client
  • actionConstraints: Litigation-related confidentiality expectations on the engagement
changed
Client Directive State
rdfs:subClassOf States
Review
Client Directive State
C136
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A condition in which the client or the client's attorney has specifically instructed the professional in how to handle contracted services, here the owner's attorney telling Engineer A he must maintain the safety findings as confidential because they are part of a lawsuit.
Inherited from ClientDirectiveState · note
A condition in which the client has specifically instructed the professional in how to perform contracted services, so the professional's conduct follows a client directive, here City leaders, citing economic, political, and social considerations, instructing Firm DBA to perform the public engagement sessions in the way Firm DBA completed them.
Properties
Text References:
"Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit."
Confidence: 0.88
State Category: regulatory
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: The client or client's attorney issues a specific instruction governing the professional's handling of the work
Termination Conditions: The instruction is withdrawn or the engagement ends
Action Constraints: Confidentiality constraint on disclosure of the reported findings
Principle Transformation: The client's instruction converts the general confidentiality expectation of the engagement into a specific directive not to disclose the safety findings.
[facts] "Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit.
  • stateCategory content: regulatory
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: The client's instruction converts the general confidentiality expectation of the engagement into a specific directive not to disclose the safety findings.
  • confidence assessment: 0.88
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: The client or client's attorney issues a specific instruction governing the professional's handling of the work
  • terminationConditions: The instruction is withdrawn or the engagement ends
  • actionConstraints: Confidentiality constraint on disclosure of the reported findings
changed
Selective Reporting State
rdfs:subClassOf States
Review
Selective Reporting State
C136
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A disclosure condition of what information has been disclosed among the parties, here the state in which the safety related structural defects are not mentioned in the tenants' suit and are being maintained as confidential, so the tenants do not have the information about the immediate threat to their safety.
Inherited from SelectiveReportingState · note
A condition of what information has been disclosed among the parties, here the state in which all available information about both design approaches, including risks and benefits, has been presented to the client's leadership.
Properties
Text References:
"The tenants' suit has not mentioned these safety related defects."
"Engineer A complys with the request of the attorney."
Confidence: 0.82
State Category: disclosure
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: Safety related information known to one side of a dispute is kept confidential and is absent from the other side's pleadings
Termination Conditions: The safety related information is disclosed to the affected parties
Principle Transformation: The withheld condition determines what disclosure duties toward the tenants could attach while the information remains undisclosed.
[facts] "The tenants' suit has not mentioned these safety related defects."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: The tenants' suit has not mentioned these safety related defects.; Engineer A complys with the request of the attorney.
  • stateCategory content: disclosure
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: The withheld condition determines what disclosure duties toward the tenants could attach while the information remains undisclosed.
  • confidence assessment: 0.82
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: Safety related information known to one side of a dispute is kept confidential and is absent from the other side's pleadings
  • terminationConditions: The safety related information is disclosed to the affected parties
States Individuals
6
changed
Linked
Public Safety Risk State
C136
Text References:
"Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants."
Confidence: 0.92
State Class: Public Safety Risk State
Subject: The apartment building and its tenants
Active Period: From the existence of the serious structural defects onward, ongoing at the time of the case
Triggering Event: Serious structural defects exist in the apartment building, discovered during Engineer A's inspection
Terminated By: Not stated; repair of the serious structural defects would end the exposure
Affected Parties:
  • Tenants
  • Owner
Urgency Level: critical
[facts] "Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants.
  • stateClass content: Public Safety Risk State
  • subject content: The apartment building and its tenants
  • activePeriod content: From the existence of the serious structural defects onward, ongoing at the time of the case
  • triggeringEvent content: Serious structural defects exist in the apartment building, discovered during Engineer A's inspection
  • terminatedBy content: Not stated; repair of the serious structural defects would end the exposure
  • affectedParties content: Tenants; Owner
  • confidence assessment: 0.92
  • urgencyLevel assessment: critical
changed
Attorney Confidentiality Directive
Client Directive State
Review
Client Directive State
C136
Text References:
"Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit."
"Engineer A complys with the request of the attorney."
Confidence: 0.9
State Class: Client Directive State
Subject: Engineer A
Active Period: From the attorney's instruction, upon Engineer A reporting the findings, onward
Triggering Event: Engineer A reports the findings to the attorney and is told he must maintain the information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit
Terminated By: Not stated in the case facts
Affected Parties:
  • Engineer A
  • Owner
  • Tenants
Urgency Level: high
[facts] "Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit.; Engineer A complys with the request of the attorney.
  • stateClass content: Client Directive State
  • subject content: Engineer A
  • activePeriod content: From the attorney's instruction, upon Engineer A reporting the findings, onward
  • triggeringEvent content: Engineer A reports the findings to the attorney and is told he must maintain the information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit
  • terminatedBy content: Not stated in the case facts
  • affectedParties content: Engineer A; Owner; Tenants
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
  • urgencyLevel assessment: high
changed
Review
Risk Finding State
C136
Text References:
"Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants."
Confidence: 0.9
State Class: Risk Finding State
Subject: Engineer A
Active Period: From Engineer A's discovery during the inspection onward
Triggering Event: Engineer A inspects the building and discovers serious structural defects he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants
Terminated By: Not stated in the case facts
Affected Parties:
  • Engineer A
  • Tenants
Urgency Level: critical
[facts] "Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants.
  • stateClass content: Risk Finding State
  • subject content: Engineer A
  • activePeriod content: From Engineer A's discovery during the inspection onward
  • triggeringEvent content: Engineer A inspects the building and discovers serious structural defects he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants
  • terminatedBy content: Not stated in the case facts
  • affectedParties content: Engineer A; Tenants
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
  • urgencyLevel assessment: critical
changed
Retention Within Tenant Lawsuit
Adversarial Engagement State
Review
Adversarial Engagement State
C136
Text References:
"Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use."
"Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner."
Confidence: 0.88
State Class: Adversarial Engagement State
Subject: Engineer A's engagement by the owner's attorney
Active Period: From Engineer A's hiring by the owner's attorney while the tenants' suit is pending
Triggering Event: The owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner in the tenants' suit
Terminated By: Not stated; resolution of the tenants' suit or end of the engagement would end the condition
Affected Parties:
  • Engineer A
  • Owner
  • Tenants
Urgency Level: medium
[facts] "Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Tenants of an apartment building sue the owner to force him to repair many defects in the building which affect the quality of use.; Owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner.
  • stateClass content: Adversarial Engagement State
  • subject content: Engineer A's engagement by the owner's attorney
  • activePeriod content: From Engineer A's hiring by the owner's attorney while the tenants' suit is pending
  • triggeringEvent content: The owner's attorney hires Engineer A to inspect the building and give expert testimony in support of the owner in the tenants' suit
  • terminatedBy content: Not stated; resolution of the tenants' suit or end of the engagement would end the condition
  • affectedParties content: Engineer A; Owner; Tenants
  • confidence assessment: 0.88
  • urgencyLevel assessment: medium
changed
Review
Conflict Of Interest State
C136
Text References:
"Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants."
"Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit."
Confidence: 0.87
State Class: Conflict Of Interest State
Subject: Engineer A
Active Period: From the attorney's confidentiality instruction while Engineer A holds the safety findings, ongoing at the time of the case
Triggering Event: The attorney instructs Engineer A to maintain as confidential the findings Engineer A believes show an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants
Terminated By: Not stated; disclosure of the information or removal of the safety threat would end the tension
Affected Parties:
  • Engineer A
  • Owner
  • Tenants
Urgency Level: critical
[facts] "Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A discovers serious structural defects in the building which he believes constitute an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants.; Upon reporting the findings to the attorney, Engineer A is told he must maintain this information as confidential as it is part of a lawsuit.
  • stateClass content: Conflict Of Interest State
  • subject content: Engineer A
  • activePeriod content: From the attorney's confidentiality instruction while Engineer A holds the safety findings, ongoing at the time of the case
  • triggeringEvent content: The attorney instructs Engineer A to maintain as confidential the findings Engineer A believes show an immediate threat to the safety of the tenants
  • terminatedBy content: Not stated; disclosure of the information or removal of the safety threat would end the tension
  • affectedParties content: Engineer A; Owner; Tenants
  • confidence assessment: 0.87
  • urgencyLevel assessment: critical
changed
Safety Defects Withheld From Tenants
Selective Reporting State
Review
Selective Reporting State
C136
Text References:
"The tenants' suit has not mentioned these safety related defects."
"Engineer A complys with the request of the attorney."
Confidence: 0.85
State Class: Selective Reporting State
Subject: Information about the safety related structural defects
Active Period: From Engineer A's compliance with the confidentiality request, while the tenants remain without the information
Triggering Event: Engineer A complies with the attorney's request to maintain the information as confidential while the tenants' suit has not mentioned the safety related defects
Terminated By: Not stated; disclosure of the safety related defects to the tenants would end the condition
Affected Parties: Tenants
Urgency Level: high
[facts] "The tenants' suit has not mentioned these safety related defects."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: The tenants' suit has not mentioned these safety related defects.; Engineer A complys with the request of the attorney.
  • stateClass content: Selective Reporting State
  • subject content: Information about the safety related structural defects
  • activePeriod content: From Engineer A's compliance with the confidentiality request, while the tenants remain without the information
  • triggeringEvent content: Engineer A complies with the attorney's request to maintain the information as confidential while the tenants' suit has not mentioned the safety related defects
  • terminatedBy content: Not stated; disclosure of the safety related defects to the tenants would end the condition
  • affectedParties content: Tenants
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
  • urgencyLevel assessment: high

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