An owner is in the process of selecting an engineering firm to perform design services in connection with the construction of a manufacturing facility. The owner employs a qualifications-based selection procedure ...

Sally, a professional engineer, is retained by Sam, an attorney, to serve as an expert witness for a case in litigation. As part of the services to be performed, Sam requests that Sally provide "additional assistance" ...

Jerry, a civil engineer, requires a broad indemnification provision in all of his agreements where he provides pollution-related services. Under the agreement, the client is required to "indemnify and hold harmless ...

Mike, an environmental engineer, is retained by Acme, a major industrial owner, to examine certain lands adjacent to an abandoned industrial facility formerly owned and operated by Acme. Acme's attorney requests ...

This is the December 2019 edition of our monthly series of Ethics case studies titled What Do You Think? This series is comprised of case studies from NSPE archives, involving both real and hypothetical matters submitted by engineers, public [...]