they had created in which they not only set forth their own vitriolic views of defendant’s medical treatment, the doctors, nurses and hospital, defendant’s lawyers and the judiciary. That the website would be shut down was specifically and clearly made a part of the settlement agreement (set forth below)
     Plaintiffs signed the settlement agreement and testified under oath as follows (37-41)

                                        THE COURT:      It is the Court’s
                            understanding that this matter has been resolved.

                                         Mr. Moore, do you want to spell out the
                            terms of the settlement before you have your clients under oath?

                                         MR. MOORE [plaintiffs’ attorney] : The settlement
                            agreement which you signed provides for payment to the two of you of 
                           $500,000. You realize that’s reduced by disbursements and
                           contingencies, fees, which your counsel has explained to you.

                                         Secondly, the agreement provides that both parties release
                           their rights against each other in consideration of the amount
                           paid, and [it] also provides for confidentialities, as set out in the a 
                           agreement [sic] itself, and, as I understand it, you have both  
                           agreed of your own free will, having read and understood the
                           document, that this is a general release and settlement that you
                           wish to enter into.

                                        THE COURT: I’m going to put the parties under oath at this
                           point.

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