Nurture, Inc. and Others

Grant & Eisenhofer is serving as counsel to the State of New Mexico in baby food contamination litigation

Plaintiff(s):

State of New Mexico

Case type / claims:

Consumer protection litigation concerning alleged violations of the New Mexico Unfair Practice Act, New Mexico False Advertising Act, negligence, design and/or manufacturing defect, failure to warn or instruct, violations of the New Mexico Public Nuisance statute, and common law public nuisance arising out of defendants’ manufacturing, designing, supplying, marketing, promoting, advertising, selling, and distributing of baby food products contaminated with high concentrations of toxic heavy metals in the State of New Mexico. The lawsuit claims defendants failed to control the amounts of lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury in their products, which may potentially cause cognitive and developmental problems in infants and children due to exposure to these metals. 

Defendant(s):

Nurture, Inc. and other baby food manufacturers

Jurisdiction:

First Judicial District Court, Santa Fe County

Year:

Active

Outcome:

The case survived motion to dismiss, and a jury trial will be scheduled.