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• NEC Lawsuit Claims Preemie Suffered Catastrophic Injuries Due to Similac and Enfamil Infant Formula Products

  December 19, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A NEC lawsuit filed by a mother in Arkansas claims being fed Similac and Enfamil infant formula products led to severe injuries and developmental problems for her preterm infant.

• Similac, Enfamil Formula NEC Settlement Talks To Be Held in October 2023, For Bellwether Selections

  December 9, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The federal judge overseeing all Similac and Enfamil NEC lawsuits has called for settlement talks in October 2023 to help select the final bellwether trial cases.

• FDA Food Division Too Afraid of Confronting Industry to Protect Public Health, Review Finds

  December 8, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report outlines a host of changes the FDA needs to make to its Human Foods Program to protect public health.

• In Wake of Similac Recall, FDA Announces Strategy to Keep Cronobacter Out of Infant Formula Products

  November 17, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has introduced a new strategy outlining how the agency hopes to prevent cronobacter infant infections like those linked to a recent Similac recall.

• Plaintiffs Propose Schedule for First Trial Over Baby Formula NEC Risk To Begin in Mid-2024

  November 16, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Plantiffs involved in baby formula NEC risk litigation are calling for the first bellwether case to go to trial in March 2024.

• Court Approves Plaintiff Fact Sheet for Bellwether NEC Lawsuits Against Infant Formula Manufacturers

  November 9, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has approved standardized plaintiff fact sheets for claimants in the first NEC lawsuits selected as potential bellwether test cases.

• Mother Files Similac Infant Formula Lawsuit Over Preterm Newborn’s NEC Death

  November 3, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Similac infant formula lawsuit claims necrotizing enterocolitis caused by the cow's milk-based product led to a child's death at less than two weeks old.

• After Similac Recall, FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on Cronobacter in Infant Formula Set for November

  October 27, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  An FDA advisory committee will meet next month to discuss prevention of cronobacter and other safety issues linked to powdered infant formula following a massive Similac recall.

• Court Identifies First Eight Bellwether Lawsuits Over NEC Caused By Baby Formula

  October 25, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Eight of the twelve NEC lawsuits which will make up the bellwether test trial pool have been selected by plaintiffs and the court.

• Infant Formula NEC Lawsuits Remanded Back to Pennsylvania State Court by MDL Judge

  October 21, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is allowing nearly 30 infant formula NEC lawsuits to be remanded back to state court because they include local hospitals as plaintiffs.