Palmquist v. Hain Celestial Group

  1. September 10, 2024

    Whole Foods, Hain Denied Full 5th Circ. Review In Baby Food Case

    The Fifth Circuit on Monday shut down a bid from grocery store chain Whole Foods and international food company Hain Celestial Group for a rehearing of a panel's decision remanding to state court a suit alleging Hain's baby food caused the mental and physical decline of a toddler.

  2. June 27, 2024

    Whole Foods, Hain Want Full 5th Circ. Review Of Baby Food Suit

    Whole Foods Market Inc. and Hain Celestial Group Inc. are urging the full Fifth Circuit to review a decision remanding a suit against them alleging Hain's baby food caused the mental and physical decline of a toddler, saying the panel ignored both Fifth Circuit and Supreme Court precedent to remand the case after a final judgment in federal court.

  3. May 29, 2024

    5th Circ. Sends Hain Toxic Baby Food Suit To State Court

    Grocery store chain Whole Foods Market Inc. and international food company Hain Celestial Group Inc. can't escape a lawsuit seeking to hold them liable for the mental and physical decline of a toddler, allegedly caused by tainted baby food they sold, the Fifth Circuit ruled, saying the case was improperly removed to federal court.

  4. January 01, 2024

    Food & Beverage Cases To Watch In 2024

    Food and beverage attorneys have no shortage of interesting litigation to follow in 2024, from Starbucks' sprawling fight with employees who are determined to organize, to claims over heavy metals and "forever chemicals" contaminating food, and McDonald's asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the issue of no-poach clauses in franchisee agreements.