Enacts the "sunshine in litigation act" to prohibit settlement agreements concealing public hazards.

New York S03837, also known as the "sunshine in litigation act," aims to prevent settlement agreements from concealing public hazards or information identifying such hazards. It prohibits courts from entering judgments that conceal public hazards and allows affected parties to contest such orders. Agreements or contracts that conceal public hazards are declared void and unenforceable. The act also mandates the release of information necessary to identify and protect against public hazards, except for trade secrets unrelated to public hazards.

Enacts the "sunshine in litigation act" to prohibit settlement agreements concealing public hazards.

New York S03837, also known as the "sunshine in litigation act," aims to prevent settlement agreements from concealing public hazards or information identifying such hazards. It prohibits courts from entering judgments that conceal public hazards and allows affected parties to contest such orders. Agreements or contracts that conceal public hazards are declared void and unenforceable. The act also mandates the release of information necessary to identify and protect against public hazards, except for trade secrets unrelated to public hazards.