Amazon, Whole Foods Score Dismissal of Toxic Baby Food Claims

Amazon.com Services LLC and Whole Foods Market Services LLC secured dismissal of Louisiana products liability and negligence claims in a suit alleging that toxic heavy metals in baby food caused a child to develop autism spectrum disorder, a federal district court said.

Margaret and James Watkins failed to show that the defendants are strictly liable under the Louisiana Products Liability Act for their child’s injuries, or that they failed to warn customers about potential dangers in baby food, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the US District Court for the Northern District of California said in a Tuesday order dismissing the ...