A recent California Court of Appeal ruling in the divorce of a Los Angeles billionaire has declared a California statute unconstitutional because it allows spouses to seal entire documents from public view. The ruling comes as a growing number of wealthy individuals and executives have attempted to shield divorces from public view. Much of the interest in sealing such records comes as more than 30 states have posted court records online.
February 01, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A recent state appellate court ruling in the divorce of a Los Angeles billionaire has declared a California statute unconstitutional because it allows spouses to seal entire documents from public view.
Ron Burkle, chairman of Yucaipa Cos., an investment firm that owns grocery chains including Wild Oats Market and Pathmark Stores Inc., is the first to use the 2004 statute by sealing 28 documents in his divorce from Janet Burkle.
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