Appellate Division, First Department Addresses Confidential Settlement Agreement Issue

The Appellate Division, First Department in Osowski v. AMEC Constr. Mgt., Inc. addressed a confidential settlement agreement between the plaintiffs and the defendants.  The plaintiffs and defendants entered into a settlement agreement to perform an end-run around a contractual waiver of subrogation contained in an Owner Controlled Insurance Program.  The opinion concerns issues surrounding the disclosure of confidential settlement agreements and the importance of forthrightness where the court orders disclosure.

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