A recently filed class action lawsuit in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington underscores growing legal risks for retailers and distributors of rice products in the United States. Plaintiffs in Wright et al. v. Amazon.com Inc. allege that certain rice products sold through Amazon.com contain dangerously high levels of toxic heavy metals, including arsenic and cadmium, posing particular harm to young children and pregnant women….
By: Mayer Brown
By: Mayer Brown
