Belth v. Bennett

Andrea Bennett, the State Auditor and Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Montana, appeals a Lewis and Clark County District Court order directing her to provide respondent Joseph Belth with access to data and analyses in appellant’s possession which relate to insurance companies. The issues on appeal are:(1) whether a corporation, as well as a natural person, can assert the right to privacy exception in Section 9, Article II of the Montana Constitution (the “Right to Know”);(2) whether a governmental agency can assert another’s Section 9, Article II privacy interest;(3) whether public…