Civil Litigation
May 26, 2022
Lawsuit over heavy metals in baby food heads to trial
Parents across the nation have sought to argue in court cases that exposure to arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury in various baby food brands led to their children developing autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder.
In a case that could become a bellwether for large-scale litigation across the nation, a Los Angeles County judge allowed an unprecedented lawsuit to proceed to trial against Gerber and others, brought by parents who say their 7-year-old boy developed severe neurodevelopmental disorder after eating baby food containing large quantities of heavy metals.
Parents across the nation have sought to argue in court cases that exposure to arsenic,...
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