Re: Re: The Problem: Confidentiality agreements in lawsuit se...

March 8, 2008

I would have to disagree..people dont sue unless they have been harmed and

they are discussing it with everyone. alos, unless a judge seals a court case

while it is active all pleadings are public record and anyone can go in and

get copies for a fee.

sealed records can only be accessed by the litigants and their attorneys of

records and id's have to be produced. this i know fr a fact as my ex had our

divorce records sealed as he didn't want me to put out his financial

stuff...well, it was too late as i had the info prior to the sealing and it was

already distributed

also, the newspapers/tv stations have legal reports who do go and search

files for records etc.

most people will get a copy form their attorney of anything filed or

produced and unless its sealed its allowed to be discussed.

most " settlements " are after its been active and usually they can only

require what the settlement was for to be kept quiet.

there was a few lawsuits here a few years ago regarding estee lauders alpha

hydroxy products and one of the litigants wnet on tv. she semi discussed the

case but was not allowed to disclss the settlement, but it had to be a

pretty large settlement as she was able to retire from teaching

nothing is EVER really kept quiet...leaks are leaks and most of the time

it's done intentionally to inform the public.

In a message dated 3/8/2008 5:05:43 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

kmtown2003@... writes:

not a lawyer but it starts when you sign. you don't think everybody bad

mouths the bad guy before and during lawsuits.

salzberglver3 <_salzberglver3@salzbergl_ (mailto:salzberglver3@...) >

wrote: What if one tells friends prior to settling a lawsuit, like in a WC

case, what the building contaminants are and the risks to human

health, and then later the friends reveal the details to the public in

order to protect others in a sick building?

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