JPML to Hear Oral Arguments Today About Where to Centralize NEC Lawsuits Over Similac and Enfamil Formula
Plaintiffs and both manufacturers are urging the JPML to consolidate all NEC lawsuits involving Similac and Enfamil before one federal judge.
Plaintiffs and both manufacturers are urging the JPML to consolidate all NEC lawsuits involving Similac and Enfamil before one federal judge.
Healthcare personnel can be influenced directly with gifts, or indirectly through dishonest and deceptive means, such as "ghost authored" studies written by industry insiders
A premature infant suffered permanent injuries after suffering NEC twice, resulting in permanent infant formula injuries
U.S. JPML will decide whether to establish centralized pretrial proceedings for all Similac NEC lawsuits and Enfamil NEC lawsuits filed nationwide
Baby formula marketing has violated international standards and attempted to influence which products health care workers recommended to new parents
Lawsuit alleges feeding a premature infant Similac and Enfamil caused necrotizing enterocolitis, leading to a failure to thrive and cerebral palsy
The groups are calling for a recall of what they call toxic infant formula products which contain nanomaterials.
Manufacturers of Similac and Enfamil, as well as many families pursuing NEC lawsuits over the baby formula, all support the creation of a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL)
The warning comes after two children strangled to death after being left unattended for just a few minutes.
The baby's entire intestinal tract was necrotic due to the side effects of premature infant NEC, allegedly caused by consuming Similac and Enfamil