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Code Violations with Safety Implications (adapted from NSPE Case No. 89-7)
Public Criticism of Safety (adapted from NSPE Case No. 88-7)
Whistleblowing City Engineer (adapted from NSPE Case No. 88-6)
Signing Off on Drawings (adapted from NSPE Cases No. 88-5)
Conflict of Interest in a Feasibility Study (adapted from NSPE Case No. 88-1)
Accepting a Complimentary Seminar Registration (adapted from NSPE Case No. 87-5)
Engineer's Disclosure of Potential Conflict of Interest (adapted from NSPE Case No. 85-6)
Data Selection, Legitimate or Illegitimate? (adapted from NSPE Case No. 85-5)
Joint Authorship of a Paper (adapted from NSPE Case No. 85-1)
Safety Considerations and Request for Additional Engineering Personnel (adapted from NSPE Case No. 84-5)
Engineer's Dispute With Client Over Design (adapted from NSPE Case No. 84-4)
Intellectual Property of Engineers in Private Practice (adapted from NSPE Case No. 83-3)
Raising an Issue of Participation in a Professional Society (adapted from NSPE Case No. 82-7)
Do Engineers Have a Right to Protest Shoddy Work and Cost Overruns? (adapted from NSPE Case No. 82-5)
An Engineer's Agreement with Two Firms Competing for the Same Contract (adapted from NSPE Case No. 80-4)
Protesting a Low Fee Proposal (adapted from NSPE Case No. 80-1)
Services on Same Project (adapted from NSPE Case No. 78-9)
Commission Payment Under a Marketing Agreement (adapted from NSPE Case No. 78-7)
Changes in Statement of Qualifications for a Public Project (adapted from NSPE Case No. 78-5)
Contribution to Public Works Promotion Committee (adapted from NSPE Case No. 78-4)
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