Controlling the media and the ability to stop information (whether good or bad) from reaching people to make a decision about something that may possibly save their life, just doesn’t seem right to me.

The Blotter: Walgreens Wants Gag Order in Prescription Error Wrongful Death Suit

Walgreens Wants Gag Order in Prescription Error Wrongful Death Suit

August 06, 2007 12:18 PM

Dana Hughes Reports:

Walgreenswants_mn Walgreens has asked a state court judge to place a gag order on the family and attorney representing a mother of three who died following a misfilled prescription at a Florida Walgreens.

Beth Hippely suffered a massive stroke after being given the wrong dosage of a powerful blood thinning medication which crippled her and forced her to stop her needed chemotherapy. She died earlier this year.

Citing an interview given by the Hippelys’ attorney, Karen Terry, in an ABC News “20/20″ story investigating pharmaceutical errors last spring, Walgreens claims that Terry’s actions “had the effect of generating pre-trial publicity prejudicing Walgreens, which has a constitutional right to a non-tainted jury pool.” The company is “requesting an order prohibiting the parties and their attorneys from engaging in pre-trial publicity prior to jury selection, and during the trial of this case.”

Maybe everyone should be made not to talk about bad things so people won’t be warned about them…?