(June 8, 2021, 1:54 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) on June 7 denied a motion by plaintiffs in class actions against the makers of baby food products, which the plaintiffs contend are tainted with toxic heavy metals, to centralize the litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, concluding that “centralization is not necessary for the convenience of the parties and witnesses or to further the just and efficient conduct of the litigation.”...