3.0.0 537 2022-02-03T06:05:22Z 2022-02-03T06:05:22Z Senate S S 2009-03-05 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-03-05T21:36:50Z Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2010 111 5419 HR 2010-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. Related bill CRS Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 111 1508 HR 2010-05-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. Identical bill CRS 2009-03-05 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2835) IntroReferral 2009-03-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2834-2835) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. N G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2009-03-05 True Law Civil actions and liability Evidence and witnesses Freedom of information Government information and archives Health information and medical records Right of privacy Law 00 2009-03-05 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-26T15:21:49Z Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 - Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a court from entering an order restricting the disclosure of information obtained through discovery, approving a settlement disagreement that would restrict such disclosure, or restricting access to court records in a civil case, unless the court has found that: (1) such order would not restrict the disclosure of information which is relevant to the protection of public health or safety; or (2) the public interest in the disclosure of potential health or safety hazards is outweighed by a specific and substantial interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the information, and the requested protective order is no broader than necessary to protect the privacy interest. Prohibits any party from requesting, as a condition for the production of discovery, that another party stipulate to an order that would violate this Act.

Prohibits a court from: (1) approving or enforcing an order prohibited under this Act, or any provision of an agreement between parties to a civil action, that restricts a party from disclosing information to any federal or state agency with authority to enforce laws regulating an activity relating to such information; or (2) enforcing any provision of a settlement agreement that prohibits a party from disclosing that a settlement was reached or the terms of the settlement, other than the amount paid, or from discussing a case or evidence that involves matters related to public health or safety, except where the court finds that the public interest in disclosure of potential health and safety hazards is outweighed by a confidentiality interest.

Creates a rebuttable presumption that the interest in protecting personally identifiable information relating to an individual's financial, health, or other similar information outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit, require, or authorize the disclosure of classified information, as defined under the Classified Information Procedures Act.

]]> Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 Display Title Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2009-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s537is/xml/BILLS-111s537is.xml 2009-03-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2835) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.