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• Judge Sets Deadline for Toxic Baby Food Lawsuits To Be Directly Filed in MDL

  May 2, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has set a November 21 deadline for any new toxic baby food lawsuits to be directly filed in the multidistrict litigation (MDL), as the court prepares to rule on critical evidence in the cases later this year.

• Baby Food Toxic Metal Lawsuits Cleared To Move Forward by Federal Judge

  April 8, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has rejected efforts to dismiss toxic baby food lawsuits over the presence of heavy metals, allowing the autism and ADHD claims to move forward against several popular manufacturers.

• Lawsuit Blames Heavy Metals in Baby Food for Autism, ADHD Diagnosis Impacting 2 Year Old Child

  February 28, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The toxic baby food lawsuit was brought by a Florida mother, as pretrial discovery continues in dozens similar claims brought by parents of children who developed autism and ADHD heavy metals in baby food products.

• Link Between Toxic Baby Food and Autism, ADHD Will Be Evaluated by MDL Judge in December 2025

  December 16, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has scheduled a series of hearings to evaluate the strength of evidence showing that heavy metals in baby food can cause autism or ADHD in children, as claimed in dozens of lawsuits.

• Parents Reminded of Duty To Preserve Evidence in Ongoing Baby Food Heavy Metal Litigation

  October 16, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  As families move forward with lawsuits over heavy metals in baby food, alleging that children developed autism or ADHD, lawyers recently sent letters reminding all parents and caregivers to preserve medical records, receipts and other relevant documents.

• Results of Baby Food Heavy Metal Testing Must Be Produced in Lawsuits Over Autism, ADHD Among Children

  September 10, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered major baby food manufacturers to turn over heavy metal testing data on 600 different products, which a growing number of lawsuits say were responsible for children developing autism and ADHD.

• 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.