Parties to a mediation have a wide latitude to contractually shape the extent of confidentiality that applies, and even may exclude exceptions to settlement privilege, the Supreme Court of Canada ...

If you are in an agency relationship, you may also have a confidentiality agreement that requires you to keep secret any proprietary information or intellectual property that is shared with you. This ...

Less than 3% of civil cases reach a trial verdict. While some cases are dismissed by the court or a party, the majority of civil litigations are settled by mutual agreement between the parties. As a ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has become the latest federal agency to challenge the legality of employee confidentiality requirements. Earlier this month, the SEC instituted its first ...

Alison Kuznitz is a reporter for State House News Service, a Massachusetts wire service that’s offered accounts on the activities of state government since 1894. Auditor Diana DiZoglio in a scathing ...

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