(a)CA 民事诉讼法 Code § 2017.310(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is the policy of the State of California that confidential settlement agreements are disfavored in any civil action the factual foundation for which establishes a cause of action for a violation of the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (Chapter 11(commencing with Section 15600) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).
(b)CA 民事诉讼法 Code § 2017.310(b) Provisions of a confidential
settlement agreement described in subdivision (a) may not be recognized or enforced by the court absent a showing of any of the following:
(1)CA 民事诉讼法 Code § 2017.310(b)(1) The information is privileged under existing law.
(2)CA 民事诉讼法 Code § 2017.310(b)(2) The information is not evidence of abuse of an elder or dependent adult, as described in Sections 15610.30, 15610.57, and 15610.63 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(3)CA 民事诉讼法 Code § 2017.310(b)(3) The party seeking to uphold the confidentiality of the information has demonstrated that there is a substantial probability that prejudice will result from the disclosure and that the party’s interest in the information cannot be adequately protected through redaction.
(c)CA 民事诉讼法 Code § 2017.310(c) Nothing in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (b) permits the sealing or redacting of a defendant’s name in any
information made available to the public.
(d)CA 民事诉讼法 Code § 2017.310(d) Except as expressly provided in this section, nothing in this section is intended to alter, modify, or amend existing law.
(e)CA 民事诉讼法 Code § 2017.310(e) Nothing in this section may be deemed to prohibit the entry or enforcement of that part of a confidentiality agreement, settlement agreement, or stipulated agreement between the parties that requires the nondisclosure of the amount of any money paid in a settlement of a claim.
(f)CA 民事诉讼法 Code § 2017.310(f) Nothing in this section applies to or affects an action for professional negligence against a health care provider.
