Is there any way to find out what a lawsuit settlement was when the parties involved signed a non-disclosure agreement?
Is there any way to find out what a lawsuit settlement was when the parties involved signed a non-disclosure agreement? Tim Cella Former Paralegal at Ascent Law (2018–2021) Maybe. It depends. It’s not likely unless you are a party to the lawsuit. Let me explain. Under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), the parties to a lawsuit settlement are legally bound to keep the details of the settlement confidential and not to disclose any information relating to the settlement to third parties. This means that, in most circumstances, the details of the settlement will not be publicly available. However, in some cases, the terms of the NDA may not prevent the parties from making the settlement amount public. For example, the parties may agree that the amount of the settlement will be disclosed to the public or to a specific group of individuals. It is also possible that the settlement is part of a class action lawsuit, in which case the settlement amount may be made pub...