Lawrence LEDERMAN, Plaintiff-Respondent, and
Philip Shapiro, Plaintiff/Intervenor-Respondent,
v.
PRUDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC., n/k/a/ Prudential Financial, Inc., Lenard Leeds, Steven A. Morelli, Jeffrey K. Brown, Deirdre J. Kamber, John Wirenius, Leeds & Morelli, L.L.P., Leeds, Morelli & Brown, P.C., James Vagnini, Bryan Mazzola, David Nevins, Lisa Calvacca, Susan Fitzgerald, Steve Friedman, Robert John Valli, Jr., Fredric David Ostrove, and Mark E. Faber, Defendants-Respondents, and
Diane Bradley and Brian D. Tusa, Defendants.
American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., North Jersey Media Group, Inc., and Bloomberg News L.P., Intervenors-Appellants.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued April 5, 2006.
Decided May 9, 2006.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Bruce S. Rosen, Chatham, argued the appeal for intervenors-appellants American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., North Jersey Media Group, Inc., and Bloomberg News L.P. (McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen, Carvelli & Walsh, attorneys; Henry S. Hoberman, Jennifer Borg, and Charles Glasser, of counsel; Mr. Rosen and Edward A. Sturchio, on the brief).
Christopher J. Carey, Morristown, argued the cause for respondent Deirdre J. Kamber (Graham, Curtin & Sheridan, attorneys; Mr. Carey, on the brief).
Gregory B. Reilly, Roseland, argued the cause for respondents Prudential Insurance Company of America and Mark E. Faber (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and Lowenstein Sandler, attorneys; Mr. Reilly and Theodore V. Wells, Jr., on the brief).
Evan H. Krinick of the New York bar, New York City, admitted pro hac vice, argued the cause for respondents Leeds, Morelli & Brown, P.C., Lenard Leeds, Steven A. Morelli, Jeffrey K. Brown and John Wirenius (Rivkin Radler, attorneys; Mr. Krinick, Janice J. DiGennaro of the New York bar, admitted pro hac vice, Harris J. Zakarin, and Andrew S. Turkish, on the brief).
Angela M. Roper, Totowa, argued the cause for respondents Lawrence Lederman and Philip Shapiro (Roper & Twardowsky, William J. Skepnek (Skepnek Law Firm) of the Kansas bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Steven M. Smoot (Smoot Law Firm) of the Texas bar, admitted pro hac vice, attorneys; Kenneth S. Thyne, on the brief).
Marshall D. Bilder, Trenton, argued the cause for respondents Lisa Calvacca, Susan Fitzgerald, Steven Friedman, Bryan Mazzola, David Nevins, Fredric David Ostrove, James Vagnini and Robert John Valli, Jr. (Sterns & Weinroth, attorneys; Mr. Bilder, on the brief).
Before Judges WEISSBARD, WINKELSTEIN and SAPP-PETERSON.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.
The opinion of the court was delivered by
WINKELSTEIN, J.A.D.
Intervenors American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., North Jersey Media Group, Inc., and Bloomberg News L.P. (the media) challenge the Law Division's August 7, 2003 order that sealed virtually all pleadings and documents filed with the court and barred the public from access to the court proceedings based upon confidentiality agreements among private parties.2 We conclude...
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