| Fact |
Time Qualifier |
| 1. Engineer A <founds the company> "A-Engineering". |
Pre-existing fact |
| 2. "A-Engineering" <provides engineering services
on> Projects X. |
Immediately after the conclusion of 1 |
| 3. Engineer B & Engineer C <do not provide
engineering services on> Projects X. |
Occurs concurrently with 2 |
| 4. Engineer B & Engineer C <are employed by>
"A-Engineering". |
10 years after the start of 1, After the conclusion of 3 |
| 5. "A-Engineering" <provides engineering services
on> Projects Y. |
After the start of 4 |
| 6. Engineer B & Engineer C <provide engineering
services on> Projects Y. |
Occurs as part of 5 |
| 7. Engineer B & Engineer C <buys the company>
"A-Engineering". |
10 years after the start of 4, After the conclusion of 5 |
| 8. Engineer B & Engineer C <keep the company name>
"A-Engineering" Name. [Questioned Fact 1] |
Immediately after the conclusion of 7 |
| 9. Engineer B & Engineer C <advertise or solicit
engineering business using> (("A-Engineering" <provides engineering
services on> Projects X) & ("A-Engineering" <provides engineering
services on> Projects Y)). [Questioned Fact 2] |
After the conclusion of 7, Occurs during 8 |
| 10. Engineer A <retires from> "A-Engineering". |
5 years after the conclusion of 7, Occurs during 8, 9 |
| Code |
Code Status |
How Cited |
Grouped With |
Over rides |
Why Relevant? |
Why Violated, Not Violated, Changed, or Not Applicable? |
| I.5. |
Not Violated |
Explicitly Discussed |
III.3.a. |
None |
^ Engineer solicits professional employment [9] ^ |
^ Engineer performs deceptive acts in the solicitation of
professional employment [7, 8, 10]
% However, a company name is representative of all of the engineers
who work for that company, not just the engineer who the company is named
for. % [4] ^ |
| III.3.a. |
Not Violated |
Explicitly Discussed |
I.5. |
None |
^ Engineer makes a statement(s) [8] ^ |
^ Engineer's statement(s) omits a material fact that could
be misleading [7, 10]
% However, a company name is representative of all of the engineers
who work for that company, not just the engineer who the company is named
for. % [4] ^ |
| Code |
Code Status |
How Cited |
Grouped With |
Over rides |
Why Relevant? |
Why Violated, Not Violated, Changed, or Not Applicable? |
| I.5. |
Not Violated |
Explicitly Discussed |
III.3.a. |
None |
^ Engineer solicits professional employment [9] ^ |
^ Engineer performs deceptive acts in the solicitation of
professional employment [3, 9]
% However, Engineer informs potential clients that the firm, and not
the Engineer individually, was responsible for certain projects. % [Hypo:
"... as long as Engineers B and C ... indicate to prospective clients that
it was the firm, and not Engineers B and C individually, that was responsible
for certain workdone prior to their association with the firm, we conclude
such statements would be ethically proper."] ^ |
| III.3.a. |
Not Violated |
Explicitly Discussed |
I.5. |
None |
^ Engineer makes a statement(s) [9] ^ |
^ Engineer's statement(s) omits a material fact that could
be misleading [3]
% However, Engineer informs potential clients that the firm, and not
the Engineer individually, was responsible for certain projects. % [Hypo:
"... as long as Engineers B and C ... indicate to prospective clients that
it was the firm, and not Engineers B and C individually, that was responsible
for certain work done prior to their association with the firm, we conclude
such statements would be ethically proper."] ^ |