State ex rel. Seballos v. School Employees Retirement System

Appellants assert that the records withheld from Seballos constituted trade secrets which were exempt from disclosure under the public records statute. R.C. 149.43(A)(1) defines a “public record” as any record kept by a public office, except certain specifically defined records and “records the release of which is prohibited by state or federal law.” State ex rel. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. v. Waters (1993), 67 Ohio St.3d 321, 322, 617 N.E.2d 1110, *6701112. R.C. 1333.51(C) provides that “[n]o person, having obtained possession of an article representing a trade secret or access thereto…