Legal Opinion
Blackwell v. Wyeth
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 7, 2009No. 112, September Term, 2008PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BATTAGLIA, Judge.
In this case, we address the boundaries of Frye-Reed 1 with respect to a hypothesis proffered, on behalf of Pamela and Ernest Blackwell, Petitioner, by their expert, Dr. Mark Geier, involving whether the presence of the preservative “thimerosal” 2 in childhood vaccines, causes neurological defects, such as autism, 3 as well as his and four other individuals’ qualifica tions to be experts under Maryland Rule 5-702, 4 in a suit against Wyeth, Inc., Respondent.
Pamela and Ernest Blackwell, parents and next friends of Jamarr Blackwell, sued the drug manufacturer Wyeth, Inc., its…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- People v. KellyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
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