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Litigation

Dec. 5, 2000

Open Court

The pendulum continues to swing in the direction of public access to information involved in lawsuits, even at the expense of third-party rights.

        By Stephen Kaus
        
        It is increasingly difficult to keep anything secret, especially if it is filed in connection with a court proceeding. Recently adopted statewide court rules and an appellate decision late last month both indicate that if something is filed in court or otherwise connected with a lawsuit, the public ...

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