A Superior Court judge criticized for sealing a personal injury verdict after it was read out loud in court has reversed himself.
Judge Thomas Buck’s six-page decision Tuesday explaining why he sealed the verdict said he was following a request by the defense lawyers to preserve the confidentiality of a high-low agreement. Referencing the defendant’s desire to seal the verdict over the plaintiff’s objection, Buck wrote, “In applying a rational meaning to this condition, this Court was compelled to seal the verdict as to comply with the terms of the contract.”
