Commercial Division Blog: Current Developments in the Commercial Divisions of the New York State Courts

On June 7, 2024, Justice Joel M. Cohen granted a motion to seal certain documents filed on the Court’s public docket that contained sensitive business and financial information. In Tremor Video, Inc. v. Alphonso Inc. n/k/a LG ADS, et al., Index No. 653266/2021, the Court noted that there is “a broad presumption that the public is entitled to access to judicial proceedings and court records” and that, because this right “is of constitutional dimension, any order denying access must be narrowly tailored to serve compelling objectives, such as a need for secrecy that outweighs the public’s right to access.” Nevertheless, certain records did deserve sealing. The Court explained: Read More