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Freiberger Haber LLP

The Presumption That Papers and Pleading Filed in Court are Public and The Circumstances in Which They May Be Sealed or Redacted

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Most litigants think that financial documents, such as tax returns, are confidential. The same is true with regard to trade secrets and other proprietary business information. While those sentiments are most often true, as...more

Miller Canfield

Third Circuit Holds That an Arbitration Award Was a Judicial Record and Must Be Unsealed

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People often agree to arbitrate their disputes because they presume that, unlike litigation, the proceedings will be confidential. An increasing number of court decisions suggest that this presumption may be unwarranted....more

White and Williams LLP

SDNY Remands Arbitration Award for Clarification and Denies Request to Keep Documents Under Seal

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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently remanded Park Avenue Life Insurance Company v. Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America to a panel of arbitrators for clarification of its award...more

Cozen O'Connor

Navigating Pennsylvania’s New Public Access Policy For Family Law Matters

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The State of Pennsylvania recently enacted a new public access policy, 204 Pa. Code §213.81, to address the conflict between providing the public online access to Court filings and protecting private information. ...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Public Access Policy Requirements Begin January 6, 2018

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Effective on January 6, 2018, the PA Supreme Court’s “Public Access Policy” adds significant new requirements related to information contained in documents filed in Pennsylvania’s courts, including the Orphans’ Court Division...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Police Arrest Videos Not Considered Confidential

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The California Supreme Court recently denied considering an appellate court ruling from a case in Eureka that police arrest videos cannot be considered confidential officer personnel records and therefore kept from public...more

Franczek P.C.

PAC Finds Student Discipline Records, Even if Redacted, Identified Students and Were Exempt from FOIA

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The Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (PAC) issued a non-binding opinion that provides guidance on what constitutes a school student record as provided in the Illinois School Student Records Act (ISSRA) and...more

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