An accident that causes an injury may end in a settlement which usually goes a long way in ensuring your medical bills are taken care of, lost wages and other damages are resolved in an amicable manner. According to personal injury law, you have the right to file a lawsuit if you got injured due to someone else’s negligence and are able to prove the same via copious evidence that ties the negligent action to your injuries. Whether it’s a simple slip and fall at a retail store such as Meijer or Target, or an auto accident where another driver incorrectly merges causes you to crash into oncoming traffic, you have the right to compensation under law in almost every state, with a few key differences in each.

The defendant is almost always represented by an insurance company or a large corporation that will fight to not to have to pay you the damages you are seeking: however, the settlement may come with a well-known string known as an NDA or non-disclosure agreement, which is a legal document forbidding parties involved to publicly speak on the details of the case or settlement or release any information for reasons stated in the document or agreement.

What You Need to Know About NDAs in Injury Settlements

While this may seem like a doozy, some plaintiffs accepting this settlement offer may feel a moral obligation to expose the wrongdoing of the defendant or large corporation as a way of saving other people from falling into the same fate, it could be that the corporation has an unknown reputation for poorly training its staff, cutting corners with regard to the materials it uses on its products etc., but may not be able to do so once they sign on the dotted line.

This begs the question, should you accept a settlement offer in your personal injury claim which comes with an NDA when there was clear wrongdoing on the part of the defendant or corporation, knowing full well that the same thing may happen to other unsuspecting members of the public?

Read on to find out our take on this matter as a prestigious, national injury law firm.

Why Choose McCready Law to Handle Your Case?

If you’re looking for the best personal injury attorney, please call us NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation. The experienced injury lawyers at McCready Law bring to the table over 90 YEARS of combined legal experience where we’ve handled tens of thousands of claims from injured Americans across the country as well as from different socioeconomic backgrounds recover compensation after getting injured due to the negligent actions of other individuals or large corporations.

McCready Law is a law firm with a difference, and this can be seen by the over $260 million we’ve recovered and counting for our clients, a testament to our success as well as dominance in the personal injury world.

Our success can be attributed to a number of factors such as personally handling all claims and not shunting them over to paralegals and legal assistants as is often seen in most law firms. The fact that we work closely with only the best experts that can corroborate any medical, accident scene and other findings we uncover so as to build a robust case. Our commitment to working together with the injured client as well as communicating with them on a regular basis, ensuring we are on the same page, and even taking a claim to court for litigation.

Should we feel that the insurance company is negotiating in bad faith as more often than not, litigating a robust claim replete with compelling evidence as well as a clear link between the defendant’s negligent actions and the plaintiff’s injuries results in the maximum compensation allowed by law. In addition to running a bilingual firm (hablamos Espanol), we also take on all cases on contingency fee basis, which simply means that there are ZERO UPFRONT FEES for the duration of the processing of your claim, as we only levy our fees at the end of the suit, and only if we’ve recovered compensation on your behalf.

If you or a loved one got injured due to the negligent actions of another party, please give us a call NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation, our intake team is standing by.

How an NDA Works in a Personal Injury Claim?

A Non-Disclosure Agreement or NDA is a legally binding contract which carries severe consequences if violated.

A typical personal injury NDA may contain the following:

1. You are forbidden from disclosing the exact dollar amount you were paid
2. You are barred from discussing the case details such as the defendant’s negligence, evidence gathered pointing to their fault and so on
3. Some extreme NDAs may even go as far as barring you from identifying the responsible party in connection with the incident.
4. It also prevents you from discussing your statements during deposition or your testimony during litigation

Defendants usually institute NDAs for the following reasons:

1. They are keen on managing and maintaining their reputation or good standing in the public domain as any negative press may harm their brand image
2. They may want to limit or prevent potential victims from filing a similar lawsuit in the future because if no-one knows about the settlement, they won’t be able to connect their injuries to yours
3. They are usually wanting to deter any scrutiny from government agencies such as NHTSA, OSHA, the EPA, FDA and so on as having details made public may make them subject to investigations or fines or even recalls
4. They may want to protect trademarks and proprietary information which may open them up to competition or even lose patents to other businesses

Why Many Individuals Reject Personal Injury NDAs

From your perspective, however, an NDA will undoubtedly feel like a muzzle that prevents you from doing the right thing, particularly if you have solid values and believe in integrity and openness. You may want to warn others, force change via public exposure of this company’s practices, and even ensure your conscience is clean going forward. In addition, living with an NDA can take a significant emotional toll on you in the sense that you may develop internal conflict over not being able to speak out, limit your emotional healing since you’re not allowed to share your story, and bring on a sense of isolation since you cannot share such a fundamental event with your loved ones or the public at large.

At McCready Law, we provide you with tools to help you navigate the murky world of NDAs:

1. We provide you with comprehensive education on NDAs, why they are used as well as their practical implications from the get-go so there are no surprises later on in litigation or settlement negotiations
2. We dissect your personal values as they relate to justice, accountability, transparency and what the future may hold if you decide to sign an NDA
3. We will provide you with a transparent financial review of the settlement that is tied to the NDA and whether or not your case will go to trial or if it will be decided out of court
4. If there is room to structure an NDA in such a way as to disclose information to regulatory bodies, or if it can be written out in such a way as to allow you to discuss the facts of the case without revealing how much you received.

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Signing a personal injury NDA is not the end of the world, these documents are open to amendment and you do not have to sign your rights or integrity away; please give us a call NOW at (314) 481-63338 regardless of where you are in the country if you got injured due to someone else’s negligence and are worried about being asked to sign an NDA as part of your personal injury settlement. Remember, the call is 100% FREE, and there is no legal obligation. Thanks for choosing McCready Law, and we look forward to helping you.