QUESTION
Who is liable to maintain a NDA when signing?
Asked on Jul 21st, 2022 on Contracts - New York
More details to this question:
A Veterinarian wants us to sign an NDA in order to release a settlement check for malpractice of our dog. If my husband signs the agreement, am I liable to uphold that as well?
1 ANSWER
Probably, but it starts with the language of the NDA. Must settlement-based NDA's allow disclosure to the spouse but the spouse's disclosure will void the settlement. The spouse may not be personally liable but i would expect the sigining spouse to be.
if you want the cash, keep mum. If you want to fight over recovery with an NDA, don't sign and keep fighting.
Answered on Aug 01st, 2022 at 7:30 AM
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