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Communications

Oct. 17, 2002

Court Broadens Paper's Right Of Access to Settlement Data

LOS ANGELES - A federal appellate court has broadened the right of access to documents in once-sealed court files in a case in which the Los Angeles Times sought access to confidential settlement information about allegedly defective gas tanks manufactured by General Motors Corp.

By Jeffrey Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - A federal appellate court has broadened the right of access to documents in once-sealed court files in a case in which the Los Angeles Times sought access to confidential settlement information about allegedly defective gas tanks manufactured by General Motors Corp.
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