Secrecy agreements.
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Stage
- Session ended
- Started in
- Assembly
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Feb 1, 2018
What it does
Existing law specifies that certain types of confidential or privileged information shall not be introduced as evidence in a court action. Existing law generally permits the parties to a civil action to include, as a condition to a settlement, a provision requiring that information about the settlement or the underlying dispute be kept confidential; however, existing law prohibits a confidential settlement agreement in a civil action with a factual foundation establishing a cause of action for civil damages for an act that may be prosecuted as a felony sex offense. Existing law also establishes that flouting this prohibition is grounds for professional discipline for an attorney, and it…
Where it stands
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
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