Hain Celestial Group, Inc. v. Palmquist

607 U. S. 421 (2026) · 2/24/26

Because the District Court’s erroneous dismissal of Whole Foods Market did not cure the jurisdictional defect that existed when this case was removed to federal court, the Fifth Circuit correctly vacated the judgment in favor of Hain Celestial Group.

Respondents Sarah and Grant Palmquist fed their child E. P. baby food that was made by petitioner Hain Celestial Group, Inc., and that they purchased from petitioner Whole Foods Market, Inc. When E. P. was 2½ years old, he began exhibiting serious developmental disorders and was diagnosed with a range of physical and mental conditions that some doctors attributed to heavy-metal poisoning. In 2021, a subcommittee of the U. S. House of Representatives released a staff report finding that certain baby foods, including Hain's, contained elevated levels of toxic heavy metals. Following the…

divide among the Courts of Appeals on whether vacatur is required in these circumstances.