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• 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.

• Lawsuit Claims Toxic Metals in Parent’s Choice Baby Food Sold at Walmart Caused Autism

  January 29, 2025

  Michael Adams

  An Indiana mother claims her child developed autism due to toxic metals that manufacturers knowingly included in their 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.

• Brain Cell Activation Technique May Help Treat Autism, Cerebral Palsy: Study

  August 22, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study indicates that neurological conditions affecting children, like autism and cerebral palsy, could be treated through the use of a technique activating dormant brain stem cells.

• MDL Judge Grants Summary Judgment in All Tylenol Lawsuits Over Autism, ADHD

  August 21, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has granted summary judgment in Tylenol ADHD lawsuits, dismissing them due to a lack of expert witnesses who can prove to juries that acetaminophen use during pregnancy causes developmental disorders.

• 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.

• Tylenol MDL Judge Rejects New Evidence That Prenatal Exposure to Acetaminophen Causes ADHD

  July 15, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has again rejected expert testimony that could have linked prenatal use of acetaminophen to an increased risk of ADHD and autism, leaving plaintiffs without a way to prove a causal connection to juries.