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• Update on Similac Settlement Over Infant Formula Contamination To Be Discussed With MDL Judge

  September 20, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawyers will meet today with the judge presiding over all Similac contamination lawsuits, to provide an update on the status of a settlement agreement that seeks to resolve all personal injury lawsuits.

• Nine Lawsuits Over Recalled Similac Formula Selected for Initial Bellwether Trial Discovery

  November 27, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties involved in lawsuits over recalled Similac infant formula have jointly selected nine cases to serve as the initial bellwether trial pool.

• Similac Recall Settlement Master Appointed To Facilitate Negotiations Over Contaminated Formula

  October 19, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has appointed a special master to help oversee negotiations toward a Similac recall lawsuit settlement agreement.

• Similac Recall Lawsuits Over Contaminated Baby Formula To Be Selected For Bellwether Trials

  July 26, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs and defendants in Similac recall lawsuits over contaminated infant formula have agreed upon a plan which would lead to as many as five early bellwether trials.

• Chemical Used in Artificial Sweetener Splenda Damages DNA: Study

  June 1, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  An ingredient in the artificial sweetener Splenda may damage DNA and cause intestinal inflammation, according to a new study.

• Similac Recall Class Action Lawsuits Dismissed By Federal Judge, But Individual Injury Claims Allowed to Proceed

  May 26, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has dismissed all Similac recall class action lawsuits, while allowing individual injury claims to proceed.

• Epidemiologists Weigh Adding Cronobacter to Disease Watch List Following Similac Infant Formula Recall

  May 11, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of state health care experts is expected to advise the CDC to add cronobacter to a national disease watch list which would require all incidents of the disease be reported to the agency.

• Wider Awareness of Cronobacter Infection Risks Needed After Similac Recall: CDC Researchers Warn

  March 6, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A CDC study calls for safer storage and preparation of infant formula products and breast pumps due to the increasing risk of cronobacter infections, such as those linked to a recent Similac infant formula recall.

• 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.

• 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.