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• Court Rejects Appeal in Similac Special Care Lawsuit Over NEC Warnings

  July 30, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate a mother's wrongful death lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories, which claims her child died of NEC due to the company's cow's milk infant formula.

• Premature Infant Formula Lawsuit Alleges Enfamil Caused Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)

  July 1, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  An Enfamil premature infant formula lawsuit claims that a newborn suffered necrotizing enterocolitis, requiring days of hospitalization and antibiotics due to the product's cow's milk-based ingredients.

• New Trial Ordered in Enfamil Lawsuit Over NEC Diagnosis

  June 22, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  An Illinois appeals court has ordered a new trial in an Enfamil NEC wrongful death lawsuit, vacating a $60 million verdict on behalf of the mother.

• EnfaCare Preterm Infant NEC Lawsuit Alleges Formula Caused Life-Threatening Diagnosis

  June 16, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A Missouri mother has filed a lawsuit alleging Mead Johnson ignored decades of research linking Enfamil cow's milk-based formula to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), causing her premature daughter to develop the potentially life-threatening intestinal condition.

• Lawsuit Alleges Enfamil, Similac Cow’s Milk-Based Formula Caused Infant’s NEC Diagnosis

  June 9, 2026

  Michael Adams

  With the first federal bellwether trials over infant formula NEC claims scheduled to begin this summer, a Louisiana mother has filed a lawsuit alleging her premature infant developed necrotizing enterocolitis after being fed Similac and Enfamil in the NICU.

• Enfamil NEC Lawsuit Cleared For MDL Trial in July 2026

  May 14, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has selected an Enfamil lawsuit to serve as the first NEC infant formula bellwether trial, which is set to begin in July.

• Lawsuit Claims Cow’s Milk-Based Baby Formula Use Resulted in Infant Suffering Devastating NEC Symptoms

  May 8, 2026

  Michael Adams

  Abbott and Mead Johnson face a lawsuit from a mother who says the companies' cow's milk-based infant formula products caused her child to develop NEC.

• Mead Johnson Lawsuit Claims Premature Child Developed NEC From Enfamil

  April 24, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A Florida mother has filed a product liability lawsuit alleging her premature infant developed NEC after being fed Enfamil cow’s milk-based fortifier.

• Similac NEC Lawsuit Payout Increased by $17M in Punitive Damages

  April 14, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Abbott Laboratories has been ordered to pay $70 million to four mothers whose newborns developed NEC after being fed Similac, following a jury’s decision to add $17 million in punitive damages to the award.

• $53M Awarded to Families of Babies Who Developed NEC From Similac Special Care Formula

  April 10, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A jury has awarded $53 million to four mothers who say their children suffered life-altering NEC injuries from being fed Similac infant formula shortly after being born preterm.