Common use of Compulsory Disclosure Clause in Contracts

Compulsory Disclosure. Any party receiving a request or demand for disclosure, whether by compulsory process, discovery request, or otherwise, of documents or information obtained in the course of an arbitration proceeding that have been designated "Confidential" and that are subject to a non-disclosure requirement under these PJM Dispute Resolution Procedures or a decision of the Procedures Arbitrator, shall immediately inform the party from which the information was obtained, and shall take all reasonable steps, short of incurring sanctions or other penalties, to afford the person or entity from which the information was obtained an opportunity to protect the information from disclosure. Any party disclosing information in violation of these PJM Dispute Resolution Procedures or requirements established by the Procedures Arbitrator shall thereby waive any right to introduce or otherwise use such information in any judicial, regulatory, or other legal or dispute resolution proceeding, including the proceeding in which the information was obtained.