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Can a document with a confidentially clause be submitted to a court even if it wasn't subpoenaed?
If two parties make a contract that contains a confidentiality clause, if one party breaches it can the other still enforce the contract in court?
For example a dispute arises between Party A and ...
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Could a contract prevent someone from talking to the authorities?
Would a contract (such as an NDA or non-disparagement agreement) be enforceable if it prevents a person from talking to the authorities such as:
the police
the labour board
starting a lawsuit
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Have a child but reduce the risk of child support [duplicate]
Lets say a Man and a Women agree to have a child. But the Man want's to make sure that before they have a child the man is granted full custody over the child and that the women can never file for ...
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Are non-disclosure contracts in effect after company closes down?
I signed an employment contract with my employer (in Canada) that included a non-disclosure agreement (I work in R&D). The agreement essentially stated that the information gained while I was ...
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To follow through on a breach of NDA, do you have to publically confirm the information you don't want disclosed?
Basically, NDA's seem completely broken to me. The impetus for my question is: some woman accused Elon Musk of very inappropriate conduct, and alleged that they settled, with her being put under NDA. ...
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Would sharing information with a party that did not sign an NDA mean that information is no longer confidential?
I volunteered my time to help do research for a podcast that sought to help a family get answers about the death of a loved one. The original information was given to us by the family (police reports, ...
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Does the fact that a company stated they were a non profit corporation in an NDA when they are not allow for the contract to be voided?
In this particular NDA, the company lists its name and states "a non-profit corporation". In reality, they left off the LLC from the company name, and the company has never been designated ...
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"Or otherwise" in Copyright Agreement
I have an agreement presented by an employer that has the following bullet point:
Employees are prohibited from using, exploiting, disseminating, or
reproducing any intellectual work, in any form or ...
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Is a contract enforceable if one party can’t keep a copy?
Suppose parties A and B are signing a contract that incorporates by reference a confidential document belonging to A. Party B agrees to a non-disclosure agreement which disallows B from viewing or ...
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Is it standard to have "subsequent employment" clause when signing a NDA/IAA for a freelance project? And is it enforceable in New York?
I am considering doing a freelance project but the prospective client want me to sign a IAA which has a clause that reads:
"Subsequent Employment. In consideration of the Company's promises ...
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Can a NDA define that, any information disclosed is incorrect and invalid?
Can a non-disclosure agreement specify that, after signing, any information disclosed or will be disclosed to any third party without permission is invalid, incorrect, and not factual, and this ...
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Can a party decide that something that wasn't initially considered confidential, now is?
If I have signed a confidentiality agreement with an employer or client, can they provide me with information that would generally be considered non-confidential but then change their mind and require ...
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What happens to confidentiality agreements after company dissolves?
I worked as a consultant for a company that dissolved. I signed a confidentiality agreement that ended with "This Section shall survive termination of this Agreement." Out of curiosity am I ...
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Can a NDA be non-terminable for an indefinite period of time?
I have been given a NDA which say it is "unilaterally non-terminable for an indefinite period of time".
Is this legal? Can they enforce me to keep the NDA forever?
They also said that "The ...
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Signing on Behalf of a Minor
Background: I want to sign an NDA, however, I am a minor. As a member of the Disclosing Party, there are clauses within the NDA that state that "any files written with names developed by the ...
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