Opinion ID: 2294040
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Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Dr Richard Deth

Text: Judge Berger found that Dr. Deth teaches pharmacology at Northeastern University, that he was offered by the [Blackwells] as an expert in the areas of physiology, neuropharmacology and the effects of thimerosal in the human brain, and that Dr. Deth was clearly qualified to testify as an expert witness in the areas of physiology and neuropharmacology. Judge Berger, however, excluded Dr. Deth's testimony, because although he was qualified in these fields, his opinion that exposure to mercury for thimerosal-containing vaccines causes autism, would have required him to delve into fields of toxicology, epidemiology, neurology and geneticsall fields with which he had little or no expertise.