The clause in question was part of a $475,000 settlement UIHC reached with the estate of a man who died in a 2005 procedure. Judge Ovrom questioned the secrecy clause, suggesting it violated an Iowa law passed in May that would make settlement agreements public record when a public body is being sued, according to the report.
Judge Ovrom agreed to the settlement, but cautioned that the confidentiality provision could not apply in the state of Iowa.
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