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• 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.

• 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.

• Enfamil Lawsuit Claims Premature Infant Required Partial Intestine Removal From NEC Side Effects

  March 12, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Doctors were forced to remove part of an infant's intestinal tract due to a necrotizing enterocolitis infection the child's mother says was caused by Enfamil infant formula.

• Trial Over Similac Necrotizing Enterocolitis Injuries Underway in Chicago

  March 6, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit went to trial this week in Chicago over claims by four families that their newborns suffered severe and permanent injuries when fed Similac shortly after they were born.

• Lawsuit Alleges Premature Infant NEC Death Caused by Similac Formula

  January 21, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Abbott Laboratories faces a wrongful death lawsuit from an Alabama mother who says her daughter only lived 10 days before dying from Similac-induced NEC.

• Mika Micky Bedside Bassinet Lawsuit Filed Against Amazon Over Infant’s Suffocation Death

  January 21, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A Minnesota man’s wrongful death lawsuit alleges Amazon sold a Mika Micky bedside bassinet without ensuring it met infant sleep safety standards, causing his daughter’s suffocation death.

• Similac Formula NEC Lawsuits Selected for Bellwether Trials in Aug. 2026, Nov. 2026 and Feb. 2027

  November 11, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Three additional Similac formula NEC lawsuits have been selected for a second-wave of federal bellwether trials scheduled to commence in August 2026.

• Similac Lawsuit Claims Infant Formula Side Effects Led to Preemie’s Death

  October 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Similac wrongful death lawsuit filed by a South Carolina mother claims the infant formula product led to her child's death by NEC.

• Second Wave of NEC Formula Lawsuits To Be Prepared for Bellwether Trials in Aug. 2026

  October 9, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered a second round of NEC formula lawsuit bellwether trials to begin in August 2026, following the dismissal of the first two scheduled cases earlier this year.