Plaintiffs Eliana Ricardo Moncada and Mariya Dukler filed the Nuna car seat class action lawsuit against Nuna Baby Essentials Inc. on March 28 in a New York federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
According to the lawsuit, Nuna sold defective convertible car seats that do not deliver on their promise of safety and high quality.
The two claim in their lawsuit that all Nuna Rava convertible car seats manufactured between July 16, 2016, and Oct. 25, 2023, contain defective front harness adjusters that may allow the harness to loosen.
The plaintiffs say Nuna’ s voluntary recall of the Rava convertible car seats affected more than 600,000 car seats. The recall notice allegedly instructed parents and caregivers to check the harness before each use and to stop using the car seat if the harness was not functioning properly.
The lawsuit alleges Nuna’ s recall process is inadequate and may not reach the majority of consumers who purchased the car seats.
The plaintiffs also claim Nuna’ s remedy kit requires consumers to perform a complicated and time-consuming repair process themselves, which may not fully address the defect.
As a result, the plaintiffs claim they and other consumers have been forced to continue using car seats that are unsafe and defective, or to purchase a backup car seat until the defect is repaired.
The plaintiffs seek to represent anyone who purchased a Rava convertible car seat in New York between July 16, 2016, and Oct. 25, 2023. They are suing for breach of warranty and violations of New York General Business Law and are seeking certification of the Nuna car seat class action lawsuit, damages, fees, costs and a jury trial.
Baby food maker Nurture can’ t dodge toxic heavy metal claims, judge rules
A Georgia woman is the latest consumer to take issue with the reportedly high levels of heavy toxic metal being in baby food products. She filed a nationwide class action lawsuit against Nurture, Inc., the maker of Happy Family baby food, claiming the company misled consumers.
Lead plaintiff, Nita Jain, says that when she bought Nurture baby food products from retailers, including Amazon and Target, she relied on statements included on the products’ labels touting the company’ s reliance on research, registered dietitians, and other professionals in developing its products. In addition, the lawsuit points out that the Happy Family Brands’ website says that it’ s committed to exceeding USDA organic standards.
Despite these representations, Nurture allegedly sells baby food to unsuspecting parents that contain high levels of toxic metal, including inorganic arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead. Jain says that she wasn’ t aware of the toxic baby foods until a recent investigation by the U. S. House of Representatives Subcommittee cited the company for selling products that contained contaminates at higher levels than allowed.
Jain asserts that she and other consumers wouldn’ t have purchased the Happy Family brand baby food from Nurture if she knew about the high levels of toxic metal.
Nurture sells a variety of products allegedly contaminated with the toxic metals under the Happy Family brand, including various puffs, purees, teething crackers, and cereal. Jain says that the labeling she and other consumers rely
on when making their purchases assures them that Nurture products are made by“ real [ parents or moms ], pediatricians & nutritionists on a mission to bring health and happiness to our little ones and the planet.”
The lawsuit contends that Nurture’ s alleged mislabeling of its baby food violates Georgia consumer protection laws. Jain also accuses Nurture of unjust enrichment through the false advertising of Happy Family brands products.
Of pending litigation regarding toxic metal in their baby food, Nurture told Bloomberg Law:“ Nurture, Inc. stands by the quality and safety of all of its products and is proud to have best-in-class testing protocols in our industry. While we do not comment on pending litigation, we intend to vigorously defend this case.”
A Manhattan federal judge ruled that Nurture Inc. cannot dodge claims brought by parents alleging its Happy Family Organics baby food contains high levels of toxic heavy metal. A separate class action investigation is looking into claims that heavy metals in baby food may be linked to autism.
In an order filed on March 26, 2025, U. S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil refused to dismiss the Nurture class action claims, saying the parents had plausibly alleged that they paid too much for a product they believed to be free of heavy metals.
Nurture filed a motion to dismiss the claims last November, saying the parents’ claims that its products contain high levels of heavy metals are“ dramatic” and that they cannot prove that any child has been harmed by the products.
The judge rejected Nurture’ s argument that the parents had not proved their case because they did not test the specific products they bought for heavy metals.
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