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Lawsuits piling up against baby food firms over potential damage to infant brain development

By Jonan Pilet on June 23, 2021

There are reports of more than 80 lawsuits filed against firms that were named in a February congressional report about highly dangerous levels of arsenic and other poisons in baby food.

The report, requested by …
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Judge’s Ruling: ADHD ‘Expert’ Cannot Testify at PCA Trial

By Dan Flynn on June 24, 2014

The testimony of a Virginia neuropsychologist who says the former president and CEO of the now-defunct Peanut Corporation of America suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is inadmissible, and he will be excluded as…
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Government Wants to Keep Argument Going Over Parnell’s Expert Witness

By Dan Flynn on April 18, 2014

Knowledge is a powerful thing, especially where it comes into play in a federal criminal case. A new dispute has erupted between government and defense lawyers in the pre-trial proceedings involving former Peanut Corporation of…
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Expert Witness: Parnell’s ADHD Diagnosis ‘Not the Product of Reliable Principles and Methods’

By Dan Flynn on March 14, 2014

Dueling experts kept the seat in a Georgia witness box warm for the better part of seven hours Thursday over the likelihood of Stewart Parnell having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD. Parnell, the former…
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Stewart Parnell in Federal Court Today With His ‘ADHD Expert’

By Dan Flynn on March 13, 2014

Federal Judge W. Louis Sands will hear testimony today in his Albany, GA, courtroom on whether an expert witness should be allowed to testify later this summer that Stewart Parnell suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity…
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Attorney: ADHD Diagnosis Means Former PCA CEO Didn't Have Knowledge to Commit Crimes

By Dan Flynn on November 20, 2013

Six months into his indictment on multiple federal felony counts for his alleged role in criminal fraud and conspiracy involving contaminated peanut butter, Stewart Parnell had his head examined. And the resulting Attention Deficit Hyperactivity…
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Stewart Parnell Wants Jury to Hear He's Got ADHD

By Dan Flynn on October 29, 2013

Government attorneys want to block Stewart Parnell from using his potential Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis as a defense in the upcoming criminal trial over 76 federal felony charges. K. Alan Dasher, assistant U.S. attorney…
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EU Places Warning Labels on Foods Containing Dyes

By Laurel Curran on July 21, 2010

As of Tuesday in the European Union, most foods containing artificial food dyes are required to sport a warning label. These labels declare that the labeled food, “may have an adverse effect on activity and…

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Study Links ADHD and Produce Pesticides

By Zach Mallove on May 18, 2010

A new study suggests that exposure to high levels of organophosphate pesticides, which are commonly used on fruits and vegetables, can lead to a higher rate of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.

The study…

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