Upjohn Co. v. Marshall

OPINION

BAKER, Justice.

The Upjohn Company seeks writ of mandamus compelling respondent, the Honorable John McClellan Marshall, Judge presid ing of the 14th District Court of Dallas County, Texas, to vacate an order permitting public access to certain documents offered into evidence during an ongoing trial. We conditionally grant the writ.

William R. Freeman and his family sued Upjohn on a products liability theory, because Freeman had taken Halcion, a drug that Upjohn manufactured. Upjohn moved to seal certain documents about Halcion’s manufacture. Upjohn posted the public notices required by…