In an action for breach of contract, summary judgment for defendant on grounds that a confidentiality provision was void as against public policy is reversed where, although the County had a duty to disclose the severance agreement itself, it had no duty to disclose the circumstances that gave rise to the severance agreement, and any First Amendment right to make the disclosures was waived by the confidentiality provision.
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Appellate InformationAPPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. W. Robert Fawke, Judge. Affirmed in part and reversed in part.FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION TWOFiled: August 7, 2009
JudgesBefore RAMIREZ, P.J., GAUT, J., KING, J.Opinion by RAMIREZ, P.J.
CounselFor Plaintiff: Law Offices of Granowitz, White and Weber and Bradley R. White.
For Defendant: Wagner & Pelayes, Alice E. Waters and Dennis E. Wagner.
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