Legal Trend. Ride Share and Open Records. State Supreme Court Opens Records

State: Washington

The State Court: Washington State Supreme Court

The standard for releasing open records: records can withheld “only if disclosure would clearly not be in the public interest and would substantially and irreparably damage a person or a vital government interest.”

What’s the big deal?

  • Researchers across the country, including in Texas, want the data
  • The data from taxi fares has been available for 40 years

Seattle Times | Uber and Lyft may have to disclose Seattle data they claim secret, Supreme Court rules

KUOW | WA court slams down Uber and Lyft ‘trade secrets’… for now