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Florida Contractors Providing Government Services Bound By Public Records Act

Loaded on July 15, 2008

Filed under: Disclosure of Records, Immunity/Liability, Contractor Liability. Location: Florida.

Miami Dade County (Florida) created contractor, Dade Aviation Consultants (DAC), appealed a court order to produce records to Knight Ridder, Inc. The records pertained to a lobbyist group hired to assist their renovation of Miami International Airport. The order for production was affirmed.

The DAC consisted of eight private firms …

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