Legal Opinion
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians v. Weyerhaeuser Co.
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided July 31, 2003No. CV 00-1693-PAPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING SEALED TRIAL EXHIBITS
PANNER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs brought an anti-trust action against Defendant Weyerhaeuser. The jury awarded Plaintiff Ross-Simmons approximately $79 million after trebling. The jury returned a defense verdict on the claims brought by the other Plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs then moved to “unseal all exhibits designated as confidential or highly confidential by Weyerhaeuser during the course of the trial in this case.” The Oregonian and Register-Guard newspapers submitted letter-briefs seeking “access to exhibits that were received into evidence…
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