BOSTON: The judge presiding over the Donna Harris-Lewis medical malpractice lawsuit has ruled that PR firm Morrissey & Company, which has been providing PR counsel for the widow of deceased Boston Celtics star Reggie Lewis, cannot be subpoenaed for allegedly violating a gag order in the battle between Harris-Lewis and Lewis’ chief cardiologist, Dr. Gilbert Mudge Jr.
BOSTON: The judge presiding over the Donna Harris-Lewis medical
malpractice lawsuit has ruled that PR firm Morrissey & Company, which
has been providing PR counsel for the widow of deceased Boston Celtics
star Reggie Lewis, cannot be subpoenaed for allegedly violating a gag
order in the battle between Harris-Lewis and Lewis’ chief cardiologist,
Dr. Gilbert Mudge Jr.
Mudge’s lawyer, William Dailey Jr. of Sloane & Walsh in Boston, had
demanded depositions from Morrissey & Co. president and CEO Peter
Morrissey and VP Edward Cafasso, as well as documents related to the
agency’s work on behalf of Harris-Lewis (PRWeek, September 27).
Judge Thayer Fremont-Smith also denied the defendant’s motion to impose
a gag order during the second trial.
While Morrissey & Co. had thrust Harris-Lewis into the spotlight
following the first trial the agency declined to comment on future PR
plans for Harris-Lewis.
’Our job is to help tell the truth about Reggie’s life and the tragedy
of his death, and that’s what we’ll continue to do,’ said Morrissey.
