Stromberg Metal Works, Inc. v. University of Maryland

Appellant, Stromberg Metal Works, Inc., a subcontractor on a construction project at the College Park Campus of the University of Maryland (UMCP), filed a request under the Maryland Public Information Act (PIA) to inspect and copy certain public records pertaining to the project. The University turned over some of the records that were requested but redacted certain information in others, claiming that the information was privileged and therefore not subject to disclosure. Stromberg filed suit under the Act to obtain the information.

Obviously crediting the University’s assertion that the…