Publication Date
3-2009
Document Type
Casenote
Abstract
The notion that the records of government offices should be open and accessible to the public is rooted in the basic political structure of the State of Georgia. The Georgia Constitution provides that "[plublic officers are the trustees and servants of the people and are at all times amenable to them." Further, it is generally believed in this country that openness in government increases efficiency and responsiveness while decreasing incidents of corruption. Still, concerns about government decision-making and general privacy rights have led to the creation of various exclusions from disclosure under open records laws. In United HealthCare of Georgia, Inc. v. Georgia Department of Community Health, the Georgia Court of Appeals confronted one such disclosure exclusion contained in the Georgia Open Records Act (the Act): the exclusion of trade secrets that have been submitted to the government by private owners.
Recommended Citation
Ingram, Ryan M.
(2009)
"Must Government Contractors "Submit" to Their Own Destruction?: Georgia's Trade Secret Disclosure Exemption and United HealthCare of Georgia, Inc. v. Georgia Department of Community Health,"
Mercer Law Review: Vol. 60:
No.
2, Article 10.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.mercer.edu/jour_mlr/vol60/iss2/10