titled "A Death in the Hospital." The Spekens further agreed that they would not "reissue, open or create another Internet accessible site or website concerning the allegations in this lawsuit, the personnel, physicians, nurses and hospital involved and/or the medical care and treatment rendered to the decedent by the defendant and its medical staff" Release, at 2. The agreement also provided that if the Spekens violated its confidentiality and nondisclosure provisions, they would be liable to the hospital for the full $500,000 settlement consideration.
     Before putting the settlement on the record, Supreme Court Justice Sherry Klein Heitler inquired, in open court, as to whether the Spekens understood the terms of the settlement agreement and were settling the action of their own free will. Justice Heitler further specifically asked whether the Spekens understood "that there [was] a confidentiality agreement here with regard to this incident in this hospital." Satisfied that the Spekens understood the terms of the release and that they were knowingly and voluntarily discontinuing the action, Justice Heitler authorized the settlement.
     The Spekens temporarily shut down their website. At some point, however, they resurrected it.
     In October 1999, the Spekens moved before Justice Heitler to vacate the settlement agreement. In a comprehensive March 2000 decision, Justice Heitler denied the motion, explaining that:
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