Nanny Gate 2008: Rob Lowe’s Runaway Documents
Rob Lowe’s former nanny, Jessica Gibson, filed a motion to dismiss Lowe’s lawsuit against her yesterday.
According to E!online, the motion is based on Lowe’s “lawyer’s admission that they can’t find the confidentiality agreement the woman supposedly signed before going to work for the Lowe family.”
Popsquire’s perspective…
This sounds more like a PR move than a legal tactic. Gibson’s attorney, Gloria Allred, must know that a dispute over the physical existence of a contract likely will not have a case thrown out this early on in litigation.
Most judges will give both parties the ability to engage in the discovery process — i.e., exchange documents, take depositions, etc. — before dismissing a claim. Plus, contrary to popular belief, a contract can exist and be enforceable even if it was only a verbal arrangement.
Bottom line: This case, which contains eight claims that do not rely upon the existence of a confidentiality agreement, will not be going away any time soon…unless the parties agree to a settlement.
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