Legal Opinion
Newsday, Inc. v. State Department of Transportation
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 9, 2005PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
R.S. Smith, J.
We hold that 23 USC § 409, which provides that certain documents relating to traffic safety shall not be subject to discovery in lawsuits arising out of traffic accidents, does not exempt these documents from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Facts and Procedural History
A Newsday reporter submitted a FOIL request to the State Department of Transportation, asking for its “priority list of hazardous intersections and locations” for the Long Island and New York City regions, “which the Department of Transporta*87tion must maintain as part of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- John P. v. WhalenNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
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- Seaton v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
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