The appellant sought to block disclosure of portions of drug submission records requested under federal access to information legislation.
The Court clarified notice obligations, severance duties, and the evidentiary burden on a third party resisting disclosure under statutory exemptions for trade secrets, confidential information, and probable harm.
The majority held that the third party had not proven that the remaining redacted material met the claimed exemptions on the record.
The Court affirmed that appellate intervention was available where the reviewing judge did not adequately apply governing legal principles to the evidence.
The appeals were dismissed and disclosure orders stood, subject to redactions already accepted.
