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Dept. of Corr. v. Fiorillo, PICS Case No. 17-0741 (Pa. Commw. May 1, 2017) Jubelirer, J. (13 pages).

Communication among commonwealth agencies concerning how to respond to media inquiries was exempt from disclosure under the Right-to-Know Law pursuant to the predecisional, internal deliberations exemptions. Final determination of the Office of Open Records affirmed in part and reversed in part.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Brozzo v. U.S. Dept. of Education

Student Loan Documents Not Agency Records Of U.S. Education Department Under FOIA
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Competitive Enter. Inst. v. Attorney Gen. of N.Y.

AG Had Ability to Control Costs, 'Stonewalled' In FOIL Proceeding; CEI Awarded Attorney Fees
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Velez v. Dennehy

Inmate's Order to Show Cause Found Timely Despite Being Past 4 Month Limitations Period
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Solicitor General Nominee Faces Scrutiny for Travel Ban Recusal

On the eve of his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, Solicitor General-nominee Noel Francisco is the focus of a lawsuit seeking information about his participation in the legal battle over President Donald Trump's travel ban.
18 minute read

National Law Journal

Solicitor General Nominee Faces Scrutiny for Travel Ban Recusal

On the eve of his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, Solicitor General-nominee Noel Francisco is the focus of a lawsuit seeking information about his participation in the legal battle over President Donald Trump's travel ban.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Confidential Settlement? Not This Time, as Judge Unseals $20M Payment in Waterslide Death

It's almost a given: the more horrific the injury, the more appalling the negligence, the more likely the inevitable lawsuit will settle on confidential terms. And so went the lawsuit against a Kansas City, Kansas amusement park, where 10-year-old Caleb Schwab was decapitated on a waterslide last year. Until The Kansas City Star got involved, that is.
10 minute read

Litigation Daily

Confidential Settlement? Not This Time, as Judge Unseals $20M Payment in Waterslide Death

It's almost a given: the more horrific the injury, the more appalling the negligence, the more likely the inevitable lawsuit will settle on confidential terms. And so went the lawsuit against a Kansas City, Kansas amusement park, where 10-year-old Caleb Schwab was decapitated on a waterslide last year. Until The Kansas City Star got involved, that is.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Grieco v. Borough of Haddon Heights

OPRA Requestor Not Entitled to Counsel Fees in Absence of Presuit Efforts at Resolution
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Times Gets $52K in Fees for Pursuit of FOIA Suit Against CIA

A federal judge has awarded almost $52,000 in attorney fees to The New York Times for its successful Freedom of Information Act suit against the CIA to force the production of records related to abandoned chemical weapons in Iraq that sickened U.S. soldiers.
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