TOXIC BABY FOOD COURT DOCUMENTS
A U.S. government report that found dangerously high levels of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in baby food products prompted thousands of Americans to file lawsuits against Gerber, Hain, Walmart, Nurture, Sprout Organic Foods, Beech-Nut, and Plum Organics. The baby food lawsuits allege that manufacturers knowingly sell products loaded with heavy metals linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
The baby food lawyers at Wisner Baum (formerly Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman) have published publicly available court documents to give parents, regulators and the media useful background information on this important litigation. Our firm sincerely believes that the legal process for the baby food litigation should be transparent and open to public scrutiny, particularly because these cases affect the health and well-being of our population’s most vulnerable: babies and young children.
Below you will find links to transcripts, expert reports, and other court documents from court cases in the baby food litigation as they become publicly available.
Baby Food Science Hearing Documents
- Transcript of Sargon Hearing Day 4 (2/4/2022)
- Transcript of Sargon Hearing Day 3 (2/2/2022)
- Transcript of Sargon Hearing Day 2 (2/1/2022)
- Transcript of Sargon Hearing Day 1 (1/31/2022)
- Expert Report of Dr. Michael Aschner (11/12/2021)
- Expert Report of Dr. Hannah Gardener (11/12/2021)
- Expert Report of Dr. Beate Ritz (11/12/2021)
- Expert Report of Dr. Kevin Shapiro (11/12/2021)
Our Case Results
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$2.0 Billion Verdict Personal Injury
In May of 2019, the jury in the case of Pilliod et al. v, Monsanto Company ordered the agrochemical giant to pay $2.055 billion in damages to the plaintiffs, Alva and Alberta Pilliod, a Bay Area couple in their 70s.
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$289.2 Million Verdict Personal Injury
On Aug. 10, 2018, a San Francisco jury ordered Monsanto to pay $39.25 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punitive damages to Mr. Johnson, a former groundskeeper who alleged exposure to Monsanto’s herbicides caused him to develop terminal non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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$265 Million Settlement Fatal Train Crash
In 2016, Wisner Baum attorney Timothy A. Loranger and six other attorneys in the Plaintiffs’ Management Committee were able to secure a $265 million settlement for victims of the 2015 Amtrak 188 derailment in Philadelphia, one of the largest in the U.S. for 2016.
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$105 Million Settlement Pharmaceutical Settlement
Wisner Baum obtained $105 million on behalf of multiple clients involved in a pharmaceutical negligence case.
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$80 Million Verdict Personal Injury
Wisner Baum attorneys served on the trial team in the case of Hardeman v. Monsanto Company, which resulted in an $80 million jury verdict for the plaintiff, Edwin Hardeman.
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$63 Million Settlement Paxil Pediatric Class Action
$63 million pediatric class action re false promotion of Paxil. Judge approves final terms of improved national pediatric paxil class action settlement – consumers get a better deal.
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