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 12-7: Providing Engineering Advice Via Web Portal
Subjects:
Associating with Others
Firm Name
Liability
Licensure Laws
Opinions
Professional Responsibility
Self-Promotion
Unethical Practice by Others
Subjects:
Community Service/Civic Affairs
Conflict of Interest
Duty to the Public
Subjects:
Competence
Conflict of Interest
Credit for Engineering Work
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Opinions
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Proprietary Interests
Qualifications for Work
Subjects:
Advertising
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Public Statements and Criticism
Self-Promotion
Case 09-3: Engineers Approval of Testing Design
Subjects:
Competence
Duty to the Public
Engineering Document
Signing Plans/Documents
Case 01-2: Conflict-Of-Interest: Third Party Developer
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Employer
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Public Statements and Criticism
Unethical Practice by Others
Subjects:
Competence
Confidential Information
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Qualifications for Work
Subjects:
Confidential Information
Unethical Practice by Others
Subjects:
Advertising
Conflict of Interest
Faithful Agents and Trustees
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Opinions
Professional Reports, Statements, Testimony
Self-Promotion
Statements on Technical Matters for Interested Parties
Case 12-8: Advertising—Seal at No Extra Charge
Subjects:
Advertising
Licensure Laws
Misrepresentation/Omission of Facts
Public Statements and Criticism
Self-Promotion
Unethical Practice by Others