On April 11, 2024, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) made a significant decision, consolidating all federally filed lawsuits concerning baby food. This consolidation resulted in the creation of MDL No. 3101, named In re: Baby Food Products Liability Litigation, to be presided over by the Honorable Jacqueline Scott Corley, serving in the Northern District of California. R. Brent Wisner, the managing partner at Wisner Baum, who presented arguments before the JPML in March, released the following statement in response to the establishment of the Baby Food MDL:
“We are excited about the JPML's ruling. We have been assigned a smart and accomplished jurist and we think the Northern District of California is the right venue for this case. The next step is to get this MDL organized and get the new judge up to speed on the two years of litigation we have already done. This mass tort is going to end up being one of the most important litigations in recent history. Baby food must be safe, and these Defendants not only know that some of their products aren't, but they refused to be honest with parents about it. It’s difficult to fathom the scope of brain injury that has been inflicted on babies in this country. This MDL is the first step in taking account of the full scope of that damage and, hopefully, finding some justice for the children whose lives have been forever disadvantaged.”
