State ex rel. Plain Dealer v. Ohio Dept. of Insurance

The question presented in this original action is whether, under R.C. 149.43, the relators are entitled to requested records held by the Ohio Department of Insurance and pertaining to the acquisition of Blue Cross by Columbia. Our analysis of the law and the evidence before us causes us to conclude that the Department must disclose the requested documents, as redacted by this court, pursuant to R.C. 149.43. We conclude that the documents are not confidential work papers under R.C. 3901.48. Further, we have conducted an in camera review and have determined that some documents, or portions…