This quarter’s column explores some of the nuances and interplay of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)1 and Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)2 in relation to New York’s various public authorities. It also discusses the court’s finding that plaintiff filed a motion to disqualify defendants’ counsel for tactical reasons.

FOIA, FOIL and Public Authorities

In Sklarski v. Niagara Falls Bridge Comm’n, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162756 (W.D.N.Y. Nov. 23, 2016), Senior District Judge Michael A. Telesca decided motions directed to an amended complaint permitted by a prior order of District Judge Richard J. Arcara.3

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