Civil Litigation,
Letters
Nov. 7, 2017
Settlement agreement talk ignores state law
I'm surprised so little has been said or written about California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1002.
Anthony J. Oncidi
Partner
Proskauer Rose LLP
labor & employment
2049 Century Park East
Los Angeles , CA 90067
Phone: (310) 284-5690
Email: aoncidi@proskauer.com
U Chicago Law School
Anthony is chair of the West Coast Labor and Employment Department of Proskauer in Los Angeles.
Given the spate of recent articles and opinion pieces about the pros and cons of confidential settlement agreements (e.g., "Secrets protect the powerful," Nov. 3, 2017), I'm surprised so little has been said or written about California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1002, which already prohibits a provision within a settlement agreement that prevents the disclosure of factual information involving an act that may be prosecuted as a felony sex offense, childhood sexua...
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