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StarfishSaver

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Reply to NurseJackie (Original post)

Tue Sep 28, 2021, 01:58 PM

Sep 2021

NDAs usually don't apply in criminal cases - a witness can be compelled to testify notwithstanding an NDA.

In a civil case, an NDA is also unenforceable if intended to shield a crime. But it can take quite a bit of litigation before getting to the conclusion that the NDA was intended to hide a crime.

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