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:
Confidential Information
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Liability
Professional Responsibility
Submission of Articles
Subjects:
Competence
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Qualifications for Work
Subjects:
Advertising
Conflict of Interest
Political Contributions, Gifts, Commissions
Case 10-9: Advertising—Internet-Based Marketing Service
Subjects:
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Political Contributions, Gifts, Commissions
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Outside Employment/Moonlighting
Remuneration
Case 08-1: Public Welfare—Software Security
Subjects:
Associating with Others
Conflict of Interest
Duty to the Public
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Firm Name
Unethical Practice by Others
Subjects:
Advertising
Community Service/Civic Affairs
Confidential Information
Duty to the Public
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Reviewing the Work of Other Engineers
Self-Promotion
Unfair Competition
Subjects:
Advertising
Confidential Information
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Public Statements and Criticism
Unethical Practice by Others
Unfair Competition
Case 06-9: Employment—Employee/Employer Files
Subjects:
Confidential Information
Employer
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Ownership of Designs, Data, Records and Notes
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Duty to Disclose
Duty to the Public
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Public Statements and Criticism
Unethical Practice by Others
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Public Statements and Criticism
Unethical Practice by Others