Noted lawyer L. Lin Wood had worked together with appellees, and when that professional relationship ended, "the parties entered into a settlement agreement which contains the following non-disparagement clause":
Non-Disparagement. LLW PC and L. Lin Wood, individually, agree not to disparage WGW…. Nothing in this provision prevents the Parties from providing truthful information about each other and its members in response to a court order or subpoena, or during any federal, state, or local governmental body investigation or proceeding….
Despite that, Wood, who "has over 181,000 followers on Twitter," and his LLC "accused the Appellees of 'criminal acts, attacked [the Appellees'] characters, ethics, integrity and professionalism to clients and to the general public in multiple forums,' and 'expressed their intention to continue to do so.'" That can be enjoined, held today's opinion by Judge Herbert Phipps, joined by Chief Judge Brian Rickman and Judge Christopher McFadden, in Wood v. Wade:
