Mother Must Clarify Son's Alleged Injury From Thimerosal, Judge Says

JACKSON, Miss. - The mother of a child allegedly suffering from mercury poisoning as a result of being exposed to thimerosal in vaccines he received must clarify her complaint to include her son's injury and the date he was exposed, a Mississippi federal judge has ruled. Trotter v. Eli Lilly. No. 4:05-cv-134 (S.D. Miss.).

On Aug. 2, Magistrate Judge John M. Roper of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi granted in part Eli Lilly's motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, for a more definite statement, saying Mary Terrell Trotter needs to clarify the dates on …