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· 6/30/2005

Rufer v. Abbott Laboratories

Citations

  • 114 P.3d 1182

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that presumption of public access applies to \any records that were filed with the court in anticipation of a court decision\
  • holding that presumption of public access applies to “any records that were filed with the court in anticipation of a court decision”
  • Washington state constitutional right of access applies to all records filed with the court in anticipation of a court decision, dispositive or not
  • rejecting the rule that “if the jury does not see it, the public does not see it” and emphasizing the value of public proceedings to instill trust and confidence in the judicial system
  • where the trial court based its decision on an improper rule, we will remand to the trial court to apply the correct rule
  • “We hold that any records that were filed with the court in anticipation of a court decision (dispositive or not

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Judges: Fairhurst

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