Walmart Beats Suit Over Refusal to Fill Ivermectin Script (1)

Walmart Inc. escaped a lawsuit over its refusal to fill prescriptions for controversial Covid-19 treatments, as a federal court in Minnesota said health-care providers have no legal obligation to provide any and all treatments demanded by patients.

The US District Court for the District of Minnesota dismissed William and Karla Salier’s suit, which also named Hy-Vee Inc. as a defendant. Minnesota law doesn’t recognize a common-law right to self-determination that required the companies’ pharmacies to provide the couple with ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, the court said.

“The implications of recognizing the right asserted by the Saliers—not just the right to do ...