Why were emails in the Mark Smith lawsuit kept secret?
Why did the Incline Village General Improvement District fight for years to keep its emails secret in the Mark Smith lawsuit? Some history: Longtime resident Mark Smith sued IVGID in 2018 because he was not getting straight answers to questions he had regarding IVGID’s contract with Reno Disposal DBA Incline Sanitation “Waste Management”. Some emails have been released. But others have not, under the guise of “attorney client privilege.” A recent lawsuit win for residents of Billings, Montana prompted us to examine what may be the real reason for not disclosing the emails: the franchise fees that IVGID receives from … Continue reading →