Raritan Borough settles public records lawsuit for $650,000

Gannett Media v. Raritan Borough litigation has finally come to a close after six years.  The Borough has agreed to reimburse $650K in legal fees incurred by the news outlet.  The case stemmed from Gannett’s request for payroll records in a searchable electronic format, which they were told wasn’t readily available and for which a Read More …

Raritan Borough owes media company $542,000 in public-records fight, court fact-finder says

NJFOG President Walter Luers is quoted in this article about Gannett Media’s lawsuit concerning access to records in a usable electronic format.  Generally, a requestor has a right to a document or record in its native format.  For example, if a record was created in Excel, you can request the Excel spreadsheet.  -NJFOG Asbury Park Press Feb. 6, 2014 Read More …