Legal Opinion
Martin O'boyle v. Borough of Longport
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 21, 2014No. A-16-12PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge CUFF (temporarily assigned) delivered the opinion of the Court.
This appeal allows the Court to address the application of the common interest rule, which extends the confidentiality of attorney-client communications and attorney work product to information shared with attorneys representing separate clients, in the context of a request for production of public records pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, and the common law right to access government records. Although the common interest rule has been addressed in two published Appellate Division…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Duplan Corporation v. Deering Milliken, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1974
- United States v. Martin SchwimmerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- State v. KociolekSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1957
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- NORTH JERSEY MEDIA GROUP INC., D/B/A THE RECORD VS. STATE OF NEW JERSEY OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR (L-1059-14 AND L-0248-14, MERCER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)(CONSOLIDATED)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2017
- Kittitas Cnty., Corp. v. Sky Allphin, Abc Holdings, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 2017
- North Jersey Media Group Inc., D/B/A Community News Vs.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2016
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Admiral Insurance Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 2016
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