Issues involving conflicts of interest have long been some of the thorniest issues faced by engineers. The Board of Ethical Review has had numerous occasions...

Ralph is a field technician employed by a consulting environmental engineering firm. At the direction of Engineer Patrick, his supervisor, Ralph, samples the contents of drums located...

A community service corporation was established for the purpose of revitalizing a city’s downtown area. A consultant recommended building an “off-price mall” in the downtown area, but the project stalled and was never executed...

Engineer Brad is the principal in a new engineering firm that has been in existence for approximately 18 months. All of the engineers in the firm have come from other engineering firms. Brad develops a ...

Engineer Robert, a forensic engineer, accepts a retainer from a plaintiff's attorney who sends him selected file documentation. Robert subsequently bills the attorney for the work, which includes a review ...

Engineer Patrick, employed by Superior Engineering, leaves Superior and goes to work for competitor Maverick Engineering. A project which Patrick was responsible for was virtually completed, but ...