Hain Celestial Group, Inc. v. Palmquist · ¶1

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 report's release, the Palmquists sued both Hain and Whole Foods in Texas state court, alleging state-law product liability and negligence claims against Hain, and state-law breach-ofwarranty and negligence claims against Whole Foods. Hain, a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business in New…

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