NY A07473

Prohibits New York courts from entering any judgment, order, or protective order that conceals a public hazard or information that could help the public protect themselves from injury or property damage

Defines "public hazard" as any device, product, procedure, person, or property that has caused injury or creates a risk of future injury unless modified or removed

Declares void and unenforceable any contract or agreement provision that conceals information about a public hazard, deeming such provisions contrary to public policy

Grants standing to substantially affected persons, including news media representatives, to challenge orders or agreements that violate the disclosure requirements

Requires settlement documents involving governmental entities to be treated as public records subject to Freedom of Information Law disclosure, with sanctions for failure to comply

Protects trade secrets not directly related to public hazards and preserves other legally privileged confidential information from mandatory disclosure