The Dallas Morning News reports that a lawsuit over the 2013 explosion of a fertilizer plant in West, TX contains “secrets” that “could keep valuable health and safety information hidden from the public forever.” The News notes that a judge “has approved confidentiality agreements requested by attorneys” that could mean that “even people who live in West may never find out much more about what happened.” The agreements “allow both sides to label as confidential virtually all information uncovered as the lawyers prepare for trial.” The News adds that confidentiality agreements are common, but “keeping secrets in lawsuits can have dangerous consequences for public health and safety.”
From the news release of the American Association for Justice.
