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Personal Injury & Torts

Mar. 22, 2002

Mercury in Fillings Caused Autism, Family Claims

LOS ANGELES - A Burbank family has sued the American Dental Association and 29 other dental corporations, claiming that they concealed the dangers of mercury in dental fillings, a toxin the family believes contributed to their child's autism.

By Erin Carroll
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - A Burbank family has sued the American Dental Association and 29 other dental corporations, claiming that they concealed the dangers of mercury in dental fillings, a toxin the family believes contributed to their child's autism.
        In the suit, lawyers for Kathy Galeano allege ...

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