September 11, 2000

DECIDED

Rutigliano v. Valley Business Forms, et al.

On October 18, 2000, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey issued an order directing the parties to a defunct personal injury lawsuit to continue protecting certain confidential business information from being publicly disclosed. The court adopted WLF’s position that a protective order imposed during civil litigation to protect the interests of the parties does not violate the First Amendment.