PULITZER PUB. v. TRANSIT CAS. CO.

No. SC 82520.

43 S.W.3d 293 (2001)

In re TRANSIT CASUALTY COMPANY in Receivership PULITZER PUBLISHING COMPANY, Appellant, v. TRANSIT CASUALTY COMPANY in Receivership, INTERVENING EMPLOYEES, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

As Modified April 24, 2001.

Rehearing Denied April 24, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Hoemeke, Joseph E. Martineau, St. Louis, for appellant.

Katherine S. Walsh, James C. Owen, Chesterfield, Michael L. Blumenthal, Kansas City, for respondents.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., James R. Layton, State Solicitor, Diane Garber, Missouri Dept. of Ins., Jefferson City, for Amicus Curiae.


HOLSTEIN, Judge.

Pulitzer Publishing Company (Pulitzer) appeals from a judgment denying its motion to unseal court records relating to the compensation and bonuses paid to respondent Burleigh Arnold, the special deputy receiver (SDR) appointed to administer the Transit Casualty Company in Receivership (TCCR) liquidation. Pulitzer argues that TCCR failed to demonstrate compelling circumstances that justify the closure of open court records. TCCR responds that the receivership...

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