Legal Opinion
Dallas Morning News v. Fifth Court of Appeals
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 11, 1992No. D-2991PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION1 ACCOMPANYING ORDER OVERRULING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS AND MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF
GONZALEZ, Justice.
This original proceeding derives from a lawsuit by William R. Freeman and others against the Upjohn Company, alleging that Upjohn’s drug, Halcion, caused Freeman to shoot and kill a close acquaintance. Months before trial, Upjohn sought protection from the dissemination of certain documents provided to the plaintiffs during discovery in a “Motion for Rule 166b Protective Order or, Alternatively, Rule 76a Sealing Order.” Pending in the court of appeals…
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