19-2-8072 Rosenberg v. Becton, Dickinson and Company, App. Div. (per curiam) (11 pp.) Appellant Rosenberg sued his former employer, Becton, Dickinson and Company, claiming he was wrongfully terminated in violation of Conscientious Employee Protection Act. Rosenberg alleged that his termination stemmed from his “whistle-blowing” about FDA violations detailed in a report by META Solutions, Inc. The report contains the findings of an independent audit of Becton’s clinical trial practices. Becton voluntarily commissioned META Solutions to perform a “regulatory compliance assessment” of the processes and procedures utilized in Becton’s clinical trials. Here, Rosenberg appeals from an order sealing portions of the record of the civil trial. Affirming the trial judge’s decision to seal the documents, the appellate panel agrees with the judge’s conclusion that Becton’s interest in confidentiality outweighed the presumption of public access, and in fact, the public interest is advanced by maintaining Becton’s confidentiality.
