Case Summary: Blackwell v. Wyeth, No. 112, slip op. (Court of Appeals, May 7, 2009)
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The parents of Jamarr Blackwell ("Mr. Blackwell") sued drug manufacturer, Wyeth, Inc. ("Wyeth"), alleging that Mr. Blackwell’s autism and mental retardation were caused by thimerosal-laden vaccines administered to Mr. Blackwell between the years 1985 and 1986, when Mr. Blackwell was a baby. Wyeth was the manufacturer of a thimerosal-laden product.