Smythe v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America

How courts have described this case

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

• finding second factor weighs in favor of disclosure when claims are “speculative and unsubstantiated”
• “[S]peculative and unsubstantiated claims of harm to [plaintiff’s] reputational or economic interests are insufficient to justify proceeding anonymously[.]”
• “Assertions . . . about what ‘could’ happen, without any elaboration, explanation, or support, are inherently speculative.”
• applying similar reasoning to pseudonym decision in different statutory context

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).