Crain Communications, Inc. v. Hughes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In this CPLR article 78 proceeding to compel the unsealing of the record in a proceeding for the judicial dissolution of BRI Coverage Corporation, application denied and the petition dismissed, without costs. Respondent’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction denied, without costs.
Petitioner, the publisher of a weekly newspaper that reports on news of interest to the insurance industry, has failed to demonstrate that the sealing of the court , record in order to facilitate the proposed settlement between BRI and two of its former employees and outgoing shareholders, which…
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