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• Master Baby Food Lawsuit Filed in MDL Outlines How Toxic Metals Caused Autism, ADHD in Children

  July 19, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs have submitted a baby food lawsuit Master Complaint that is expected to streamline the filing of lawsuits alleging that toxic heavy metals in Beech-Nut, Gerber, Hain and Nurture products caused ADHD, autism and other developmental disorders.

• Lawyers Propose Direct Filing of Toxic Baby Food Lawsuits Over Autism, ADHD in Federal MDL

  June 20, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has been asked to allow direct filing of future baby food lawsuits over autism and ADHD side effects with the MDL court, but the parties disagree over whether that order should allow multi-plaintiff complaints.

• Baby Food Injury Lawyers Appointed To Leadership Roles in Autism, ADHD Lawsuits Over Heavy Metal Contamination

  May 20, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of 19 plaintiffs' lawyers have been appointed to serve in various leadership position during the consolidated pretrial proceedings for all baby food injury lawsuits, taking actions that benefit all families pursuing claims for children diagnosed with autism, ADHD or other developmental problems from toxic heavy metals found in many popular products sold in recent years.

• Lawyers in Toxic Baby Food Lawsuits To Meet With MDL Judge for Initial Status Conference

  May 15, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  As a growing number of lawsuits continue to be filed by parents of children diagnosed with autism, ADHD and other developmental problems caused by toxic baby food sold by Gerber, Nurture, Beech-Nut and other companies, the U.S. District Judge recently appointed to preside over all coordinated pretrial proceedings will meet this week with lawyers involved in the litigation.

• Lawmakers Seek Limits on Toxic Metals in Baby Food and Improved Testing Standards

  May 13, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Legislation has been introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate to create, regulate and enforce limits on toxic metals in baby food products, following the discovery that lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury continue to contaminate popular brands.

• Baby Food Lawsuit Alleges Heavy Metals in Leading Brands Led to Autism Diagnosis

  May 8, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A baby food lawsuit filed by a New York mother claims her daughter developed autism after being fed heavy metal-laden baby food products sold by major food manufacturers.

• Baby Food Autism Lawsuit Filed Over “Staggering Amounts of Toxic Heavy Metals” in Beech-Nut and Gerber Brands

  April 26, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed against Beech-Nut and Gerber claims toxic heavy metals in their baby food products led to a child's autism diagnosis.

• FDA Urges Congress to Establish National Food Lead Testing Requirements

  April 23, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  FDA Administrator Robert Califf is asking Congress to put forward new legislation allowing the FDA to test for lead and other heavy metals in U.S. food products.

• Lawsuits Over Baby Food Toxic Metals Causing Autism, ADHD Consolidated in Northern District of California

  April 12, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. JPML has ordered all baby food toxic metal lawsuits consolidated before one federal judge in Northern California for pretrial proceedings over claims of autism and ADHD injuries.

• JMPL to Reconsider Consolidation of Baby Food Autism and ADHD Lawsuits Over Toxic Metal Contamination

  February 22, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. JPML has agreed to hear oral arguments for a second time on whether baby food autism and ADHD lawsuits over toxic heavy metal contamination should be consolidated into a multidistrict litigation.