Legal Opinion
Lederman v. Prudential Life Insurance Co. of America, Inc.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided May 9, 2006PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
WINKELSTEIN, J.A.D.
Intervenors American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., North Jersey Media Group, Inc., and Bloomberg News L.P. (the media) challenge the Law Division’s August 7, 2003 order that sealed virtually all pleadings and documents filed with the court and barred the public from access to the court proceedings based upon confidentiality agreements among private parties.2 We conclude that the parties’ contractual agreements do not outweigh the presumption of openness that applies to court proceedings and filed documents. Accordingly, we reverse…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Landmark Communications, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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- Publicker Industries, Inc. v. CohenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Lederman v. PRUDENTIAL LIFE INS. CO. OF AMERICA, INC.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2006