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OXENDINE v. MERCK AND CO., INC.

No. CIV.AMD 02-2906. No. CIV.AMD 02-2908 to CIV.AMD 02-2910. No. CIV.AMD 02-3248 to CIV.AMD 02-3253. No. CIV.AMD 02-3258 to CIV.AMD 02-3272. No. CIV.AMD 02-3279 to CIV.AMD 02-3288. No. CIV.AMD 02-3290. No. CIV.AMD 02-3292. No. CIV.AMD 02-3293. No. CIV.AMD 02-3295 to CIV.AMD 02-3298. No. CIV.AMD 02-3817 to CIV.AMD 02-3822. No. CIV.AMD 02-3261.

236 F.Supp.2d 517 (2002)

Angela OXENDINE, Plaintiff v. MERCK AND COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants Michael Renngli, Plaintiff v. Merck And Company, Inc., et al., Defendants David Hoggan, Plaintiff v. Merck And Company, Inc., Defendants James Whitfield, Plaintiff v. Merck And Company, Inc., Defendants Eduardo and Maria Camacho, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Angela Douglas, Plaintiff v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Charmia Swann, Plaintiff v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants William and Monica Hass, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Pamela and Todd Johnson, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Nancy Spencer, Plaintiff v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Olusegun and Adeyinka Ogunniyi, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants William and Katherine Laisure, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Arthur and Jessica Booth, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Sherman and Jacqueline Spruell, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Sabrina Murphy, Plaintiff v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Luis and Roxana Tirigall, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Eileen Hall, Plaintiff v. Merck And Co., Inc., et al., Defendants Christopher and Jackie Means, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants John and Deborah Clutts, Plaintiffs v. Merck And Co., Inc., et al., Defendants Ambrose Agbebaku, et al., Plaintiffs v. Merck And Co., Inc., et al., Defendants Darryl and Sydney Piesto, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Dana Jones, Plaintiff v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Angelita Allen, Plaintiff v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Katrina Brown, Plaintiff v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Karl and Lori Shoffler, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Robert and Randi Bell, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Farah Yousselfi, Plaintiff v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Melissa Jane Loveless, Plaintiff v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Cathy McGowan, Plaintiff v. Merck And Co., Inc., et al., Defendants Jean Dennis, et al., Plaintiffs v. Merck And Co., Inc., et al., Defendants Amy Derosiers, Plaintiff v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Daniel and Jennifer Vittoria, Plaintiffs v. Merck And Co., Inc., et al., Defendants Mike and Sharon Skoczynski, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Lori Good, Plaintiff v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Jon and Melinda Hughes, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Melissa Drew, Plaintiff v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants John and Frances Kusik, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Philo and Ike Moghalu, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Danyelle Davis, Plaintiff v. Merck And Co., Inc., et al., Defendants Antonio and Lucretia Cunningham, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Rose Gouker, Plaintiff v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Thomasyn Anderson, Plaintiff v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Tammy Williams, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants James and Monica Nwokeabia, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Tuan Davis, et al., Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants William Cassano, et al., Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Mark and Hildy Gordon, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Earl and Rhoda Walton, Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants Eric Baublitz, et al., Plaintiffs v. Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., et al., Defendants

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

December 18, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F Yost, Jr, Thomas F Yost Jr PA, Baltimore, MD, for Angela Oxendine.

Paul F Strain, Stephen Edward Marshall, Dino S. Sangiamo, Venable Baetjer and Howard LLP, Baltimore, MD, for Merck and Co. Inc.

D Ana E Johnson, Keith M. Bonner, Carolyn Israel Stein, Bonner Kiernan Trebach and Crociata, Washington, DC, for Aventis Pasteur, Inc., Antex Biologics, Inc.

Eric Cameron Martini, Jonathan Todd Blank, McGuireWoods LLP, Baltimore, MD, Deborah M Russell, McGurieWoods LLP, Richmond, VA, for GlaxoSmithKline.

Paul J Maloney, Carr Maloney PC, Washington, DC, for Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

Ronald D Byrd, Constellation Energy Group, Baltimore, MD, for Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

Laurie R Bortz, Mark T. Hackman, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Baltimore, MD, for Baltimore Gas & Electric, Inc.

Paul S Schleifman, Shook Hardy and Bacon LLP, Washington, DC, for Eli Lilly and Co.

MEMORANDUM

DAVIS, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

As the gravamen of their principal claims in these cases, plaintiffs allege that their minor children suffered an increased risk of developmental harms and specifically, autism, which were proximately caused by the administration of various childhood vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal, the composition of which contains mercury. It has recently been reported that in the last two years...

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