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• Mead Johnson Must Face Enfamil NEC Lawsuit in Missouri State Court

  July 8, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has determined that an Illinois mother's NEC lawsuit against Enfamil manufacturers should move forward in state court, after rejecting Mead Johnson’s attempt to remove it to the federal system.

• NEC Formula Lawsuit Set To Go Before Jury in Aug. 2025

  June 23, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Opening statements will begin on August 8, 2025, involving a NEC infant formula lawsuit brought by a Maryland family.

• Enfamil NEC Lawsuit Filed After Newborn Suffers ‘Nearly Total Bowel Necrosis’

  June 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Necrotizing enterocolitis caused by Enfamil resulted in a newborn suffering life-long bowel injuries, according to a lawsuit filed by his mother.

• NEC Infant Formula Lawyers To Meet With MDL Judge Following Dismissal of First Bellwether Trial

  May 29, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Attorneys representing plaintiffs and defendants in infant formula NEC lawsuits will meet with a federal judge next month, as the litigation moves toward the next bellwether trial in August 2025.

• FDA To Investigate Whether Infant Formula Products Provide Enough Nutrition

  May 16, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Federal regulators are calling for infant formula manufacturers to provide information on the nutritional value of their products, in an effort to determine if the nutrient levels meet the needs of U.S. children.

• Expert Witnesses Linking Baby Formula and NEC Cleared for Trial, Despite Dismissal of First Bellwether Lawsuit

  May 5, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is allowing two plaintiffs expert witnesses to testify in early test trials that cow's milk-based formula can increase the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis.

• Medical Device Manufacturers Often Fail To Submit Timely Adverse Event Reports to FDA: Study

  March 19, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate that medical device manufacturers turn in a third of all adverse patient event reports later than legally required.

• New Trial Ordered for Premature Infant Formula Lawsuit Over NEC Injuries, After Defense Verdict Overturned

  March 18, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Missouri state court judge has overturned a defense verdict obtained in an infant formula lawsuit over NEC injuries, after finding that attorneys for Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson engaged in misconduct and misled jurors.

• Infant Formula Lawsuit Links Similac and Similac Special Care to Newborn’s NEC Injuries

  January 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Abbott Laboratories faces a product liability lawsuit from a mother who says their Similac Special Care formula caused her newborn child's intestines to rupture due to the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

• NEC Injury Lawyers Reappointed to Leadership Roles in Baby Formula MDL as Bellwether Trials Loom

  January 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has reappointed a group of attorneys to plaintiff leadership positions in infant formula NEC litigation, just as the first cases are being prepared for trial.