{"id":23381,"date":"2023-09-30T21:16:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T21:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/?p=23381"},"modified":"2023-10-12T21:43:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T21:43:07","slug":"north-carolina-court-holds-records-in-possession-of-third-party-contractor-subject-to-public-records-disclosure-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medialaw.org\/north-carolina-court-holds-records-in-possession-of-third-party-contractor-subject-to-public-records-disclosure-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Court Holds Records in Possession of Third-Party Contractor Subject to Public Records Disclosure Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"The court also held that even though requestor, Charlotte television station WBTV, received the records before a final ruling on the merits, it was entitled to recover its attorneys\u2019 fees under North Carolina\u2019s public records law mandating fee awards to claimants who substantially prevail in compelling disclosure of public records.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The court also held that even though requestor, Charlotte television station WBTV, received the records before a final ruling on the merits, it was entitled to recover its attorneys\u2019 fees under North Carolina\u2019s public records law mandating fee awards to claimants who substantially prevail in compelling disclosure of public records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2373,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"article-topic":[1007,1010],"article-type":[1045],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n