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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.

• 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.

• Autism Lawsuit Against Baby Food Manufacturers Over Toxic Metal Contamination Dismissed In Advance of Trial

  August 30, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  An autism lawsuit filed by the parents of a young boy was dismissed after a California judge rejected testimony linking the ailment to his consumption of heavy metals in baby food products.

• Toxic Metals in Baby Food Remains a “Pervasive” Problem, According to Testing By Bloomberg Law

  January 12, 2023

  Russell Maas

  New testing finds there is still a problem with toxic metals in baby food, despite concerns being raised two years ago by a congressional report.