Are there examples of defendants taking legal action against victims who break their NDA to speak out about their abuse after a settlement was reached?
Yes. There are many examples of Defendants in civil child sexual abuse and trafficking cases who use NDAs to intimidate victims into silence, even beyond the details in writing. Offending parties may threaten victims will lose their settlement dollars if they ever break the NDA or share the amount they received (especially if an insurer is involved). Even worse, at least one Kanakuk victim and his family have publicly spoken about being federally sanctioned for refusing to sign an NDA to achieve settlement, which cost them $40,000 out of pocket to defend.