Public Records Requests Aren't Discovery: 7th Circ.

Law360, New York (December 01, 2010, 7:21 PM ET) -- A federal appeals court has struck down a stay in a putative securities class action against the city of Menasha, Wis., that allowed the city to withhold from American Bank large volumes of records related to a municipal power plant project, ruling that the stay ran afoul of public records and securities laws.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit said in an opinion Monday that a lower court erred in granting the stay, saying American Bank was entitled to...
To view the full article, take a free trial now.

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Already have access?

  1. Forgot your password?
  2. Sign In

Get instant access to the one-stop news source for business lawyers

Required