Oregon Judge Says 'Adulterant' Issue Is Issue of Fact in Thimerosal Injury Case

PORTLAND, Ore. - A state court judge in Oregon has refused to dismiss a thimerosal personal injury case, finding in the process that substantial questions of fact created by the complaint will be determined by a state court jury. Mead v. Aventis Pasteur Inc., et al., No. 010707136 (Ore. Cir. Ct., Multnomah Cty.)

According to sources close to the case, the decision from Multnomah County Circuit Court is the first time a state court judge has ruled that issues of fact created by a claim involving the mercury-containing preservative can be determined outside the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation …