Legal Opinion
Ashley Overbey v. Mayor & City Council of Balt.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 11, 2019No. 17-2444PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD, Circuit Judge:
When the city of Baltimore has settled civil-rights lawsuits alleging police misconduct, it has typically required settling claimants to agree to a "non-disparagement clause," under which they promise not to speak to the media about either their underlying allegations or the settlement process itself. Claimants who breach the non-disparagement clause are, by the terms of the clause, liable to Baltimore for damages equaling half of their settlement funds. Ashley Overbey, a police-misconduct claimant who settled her case but then spoke about it publicly, claims that…
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