Seattle sues attorney over public records request

[Lloyd Danforth]

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Seattle-sues-attorney-over-public-records-request-136704018.html


But criminal defense attorney James Egan never expected the city would preemptively sue him just for asking for police dash cam video.

"Shocked. I am shocked," he said. "What the police department is saying is if you make a request for public documents, ultimately you will be sued."