US/PRESS RELEASE - 1ST MERCURY POISONING/VACCINE CASE FILED

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March 23, 2001

Mr. Gallup

Autism Autoimmunity Project, Inc.

45 Iroquois Avenue

Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034

Re: Mercury Poisoning - we've filed our first case

Dear Mr. Gallup,

You may remember we corresponded in the latter part of 2000 and earlier

this year on the subject of the dramatic increase in children being

diagnosed with autism and the thimerosal-containing vaccines that are

routinely given to infants and children today.

Our Dallas office has filed the first known civil case alleging that the

mercury-based preservative thimerosal has caused mercury poisoning in many

children. I thought you might be interested in seeing it.

Sincerely,

M. Bothwell

Waters & Kraus, LLP

400 Oceangate, Suite 800

Long Beach, California 90802

Tel: (562) 436-8833

Fax: (562) 590-7296

Toll Free: 1-866-VAXSLAW

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PRESS RELEASE:

FIRST MERCURY POISONING/VACCINE CASE FILED

MARCH 23, 2001

The law firm of Waters & Kraus, LLP, based in Dallas, Texas, announced

today that it has filed the first known civil case alleging that the

mercury-based preservative thimerosal, used recently in more than 30

childhood vaccines, has caused mercury poisoning in many children.

Counter, et al v. Abbott Laboratories, et al, (Cause No. GN 100866, 200th

District Court - County, Texas). The symptoms of mercury poisoning

are, in many cases, identical to the symptoms of autism, although the suit

does not allege that all persons suffering from the symptoms of autism do

so as a result of mercury poisoning. However, many children suffering from

mercury poisoning have been previously diagnosed with autism due to the

similarity of symptoms.

Children have been exposed to cumulative levels of mercury from the

vaccines that exceed threshold safety levels that have been established by

the United States Environmental Protection Agency. In many instances,

children carry unmistakable evidence of mercury poisoning and the symptoms

of mercury poisoning were first manifested after receiving vaccines tainted

by thimerosal. In many cases, children exhibited normal neurological and

other developmental patterns until such time as the cumulative dose of

mercury caused irreparable damage to both the neurological and the general

developmental process. For example, many children had developed language

and other skills that were later lost as the result of the cumulative

exposure to mercury.

Thimerosal is a mercury-based additive. Mercury has been known to be

hazardous for literally hundreds of years, and its dangers have been well

known and documented during all times when the defendants manufactured

and/or sold mercury-containing pediatric vaccine products.

Waters & Kraus anticipates that a significant number of individual cases

against the vaccine industry will be filed in the near future. The firm

anticipates investigating and prosecuting individual claims throughout the

United States, in conjunction with the following firms and others:

Evert & Weathersby, LLP Atlanta, Georgia

Dogan & Wilkinson, PLLC Pascagoula, Mississippi

Doran & , LLP Buffalo, New York

Leach, Schwarz & Strassberg Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

, , Parris & Raleigh, North Carolina

Tessener Law Offices, PLLC

Additional inquiries should be addressed to Miles at Waters &

Kraus (Dallas), (214) 357-6244 or miles@.... Potential claimants

should call Bothwell at Waters & Kraus (California), (562) 436-8833

or bothwell@....

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