Motion to seal confidential settlement denied by judge. Charlie Walk sued his ex-lawyer Marc Kasowitz alleging legal malpractice.
The public has a general right to inspect judicial records and documents. Those wishing to seal judicial records must overcome that obstacle.
The district court reasoned that sealing was justified because of "the child's privacy interest in being protected from financial predators or others...
Proposed intervenor Adam Levitin, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center wrote a blog post about the sealing of the court papers...