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CAUSENO. D-1-cN-12-000003 DR. ANDREW J. WAKEFIELDOMB., BS. v.
THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, a dlbla of BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP LTD, also d/b/a BMJ GROUP, and BMJ, BRIAN DEER' individually, and DR. FIONA GODLEE, individually.
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AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN D. SABA JR. IN RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS' ANTI-SLAPP MOTION TO DISMISS Before me, the undersignedauthority,on this daypersonally appearedJOHN D. SABA JR., known to me to be the personwhose nameis subscribedto this instrument,and having beenby me duly sworn,upon his oath deposesand statesas follows: 1. "My nameis JOHN D. SABA JR., I am over the age of eighteen,am an adult residentof Austin, Texas, and am fully competentand able to testify herein. I have personalknowledge of all of the facts set forth herein, and they are true and correct. 2. On or about July 3, 2012,I accesseda webpageon bmj.com titled Libel.l A true and correct copy of the webpageis attachedhereto as Exhibit L. 3. On or about July 18,2012, I accessedan article on bmj.com titled GMC Wakefield Verdict: Reflections on investigating Wakefield.2 A true and correct copy of the article in .pfd format from webpageis attachedhereto as Exhibit 2.
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On or aboutDecember22,2011,I accessed an articleon briandeer.com titled,Exposed:
Andrew Wakefieldand the MMR-autismfraud.3 A true and correctcopy of the webpageis attachedheretoasExhibit 3. 5. Attachedas Exhibits 4-8 aretrue andcorrectcopiesof Exhibits35, 38, 39,40 & 43 to the Depositionof BMJ CorporateRep.J.Smith,June28,2012(whicharetemporarilyfiled under sealin accordance with theparties'ConfidentialityAgreement). 6. AttachedasExhibit 9 is a true andcorrectcopy of Exhibit 44 to theDepositionof BMJ Corporate Rep.J.Smith,June28,2012. 7. AttachedasExhibit L0 is trueandcorrectcopyof an excerptfrom the GMC proceeding.
Further,Affiant sayethnot. Signedthis 19thDayof July,2012.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I herebycertify thata true andcorrectcopyof the Affidavit of John D. SabaJr. in Response to Defendants'Anti-SLAPPMotion to Dismisshasbeenservedon counselof recordundertherulesthis 19thdavof Julv.2012. Mr. Marc A. Fuller Vinson& Elkins LLP TrammelCrow Center 2001RossAve.,Ste.3700 Dallas,TX7520I-2975 (2r4) 220-7700 (214) 220-7716 facsimile mfuller@velaw.com DavidP. Blanke Vinson& Elkins LLP 2801ViaFortuna,Suite100 Austin,TX78746
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