Brossard v. University of Massachusetts

Introduction

The plaintiff Carlos Brossard brings this case under G.L.c. 66, §10, the Public Records Law (PRL), and G.L.c. 66A, the Fair Information Practices Act (FIPA)1 to gain access to certain documents in the custody of the defendant University of Massachusetts (the university). The university has moved for a ruling that the documents at issue are protected by the attorney-client and work product privilege2 and not subject to disclosure to Brossard either as “public records” (G.L.c. 4, §7, clause 26) or as “personal data” (G.L.c. 66A, §1).

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