When the press (or any individual) threatens to run an unfavorable story, an injunction is one of the most powerful tools at a company or public figure’s disposal. With an injunction, proprietary or potentially damaging information can be kept out of the public sphere until such time, if ever, it is appropriate for it to be released. At most, the press can mention that there is information it is prohibited from distributing.
In the United Kingdom, the protective umbrella of an injunction can be opened even wider. A super-injunction, not available in the U.S., prohibits disclosure not only of the protected information, but of the existence of the injunction itself.
