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:
Advertising
Duty to the Public
Employer
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Self-Promotion
Unfair Competition
Subjects:
Advertising
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Case 02-9: Conflict Of Interest—Holding Company
NSPE Code of Ethics References:
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Case 08-2: Quality of Products—Defective Chips
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Engineering Document
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
NSPE Code of Ethics References:
Subjects:
Associating with Others
Confidential Information
Copyrights and Patents
Credit for Engineering Work
Ownership of Designs, Data, Records and Notes
Proprietary Interests
Public Statements and Criticism
Reviewing the Work of Other Engineers
Unethical Practice by Others
Unfair Competition
Case 07-6: Sustainable Development—Threatened Species
Subjects:
Advertising
Confidential Information
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Public Statements and Criticism
Sustainable Development
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Self-Promotion
Subjects:
Advertising
Confidential Information
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Self-Promotion
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Subjects:
Licensure Laws
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Self-Promotion
Subjects:
Confidential Information
Conflict of Interest
Case 10-11: Expert Witness—Interested Party
Subjects:
Confidential Information
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees