Some years ago, I was asked to write an article about major ethical issues confronting lawyers in tort cases.
Confidentiality agreements were not considered overly controversial. After all, there were good reasons why confidentiality sometimes made sense. Certainly, trade secrets should be protected. Then take the isolated case of a physician sued in a medical malpractice case for conduct which wasn’t part of a pattern of wrongdoing. There was no need for the doctor’s name to be dragged through publicity. Confidentiality had its place.
