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Disclosure of Confidential Settlement Offer

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What is the name of your state? INDIANA

"Bill" has civil litigation pending against him. He's offered a "no contest/no liability" monetary settlement to the plaintiff with the stipulation of a confidentiality agreement to go along with the offer. He was advised that the plaintiff's attorney would speak to his client about the offer and get back to him. Meanwhile, the paralegal from the plaintiff's law office has been busy threatening potential witnesses with jail time if they did not cooperate and disclosing the "no contest/no liability" settlement offered by "Bill." She tells these people that the offer was made but that it was not accepted by the plaintiff because the case "is not about money." Is this ethical? Better yet, is the disclosure of this information even allowed when "Bill" doesn't even know this information yet? Could this be a technicality that would cause the case to be thrown out?
 



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