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BENNETT v. SMITH BUNDY BERMAN BRITTON, PS

No. 84903-0.

291 P.3d 886 (2013)

176 Wn.2d 303

Rondi BENNETT, an individual, and Gerald Horrobin, an individual, Plaintiffs, and D. Edson Clark, Petitioner, v. SMITH BUNDY BERMAN BRITTON, PS, a Washington professional services corporation, and Sharon Robertson, individually and her marital community, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 10, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele Lynn Earl-Hubbard , Allied Law Group LLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Valerie A. Villacin , Catherine Wright Smith , Smith Goodfriend PS , Barbara L. Schmidt , Mary C. Eklund , Preg O'Donnell & Gillett, PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

CHAMBERS, J.*

¶ 1 Article I, section 10 of the Washington State Constitution declares, "Justice in all cases shall be administered openly, and without unnecessary delay." Under this straightforward directive, court records that become part of the administration of justice may be kept from the public only upon a showing of some compelling need for secrecy. But not all records are subject to this constitutional command. Documents obtained...

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