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• Jury Trial Over NEC Risk From Cow’s Milk Infant Formula Gets Underway in Missouri State Court

  October 1, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A trial in Missouri state court has begun over claims that NEC risks caused by Similac and Enfamil infant formula led to a newborn's intestines being partially removed to save his life.

• MDL Judge Sets Order of Baby Formula NEC Lawsuits for First Four Bellwether Trials

  September 25, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has established the order in which a series of four baby formula NEC lawsuits will go before juries in the federal court system, involving allegations that the makers of Similac and Enfamil failed to warn families about the risk preterm infants may develop the deadly disease.

• Similac Infant Formula Lawsuit Filed by Mother Whose Child Died After NEC Infection

  August 27, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A mother's Similac infant formula lawsuit blames the cow's milk-based formula for her infant daughter developing a lethal case of NEC.

• Jury Awards $495M NEC Similac Lawsuit Payout Over Infant Formula Risks for Preemies

  July 29, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Abbott has been ordered to pay nearly $500 million as the result of a NEC Similac lawsuit filed by a mother whose child suffered brain damage after being fed the infant formula shortly after birth.

• Abbott Laboratories Faces Jury Trial Over Claims Similac Caused NEC For Premature Infant

  July 10, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Following a $60 million verdict in a similar lawsuit earlier this year, trial is underway involving claims brought by an Illinois mother, whose premature daughter developed NEC from Similac, alleging that Abbott failed to warn parents and medical staff of the devastating risks associated with the cow's milk-based formula.

• Early Use of Antibiotic For Preterm Infants Increases Risk of Health Problems, Death: Study

  July 9, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study links early antibiotic use in premature infants to an increased risk of breathing problems and death.

• NEC Baby Formula Lawsuits To Be Prepared For First Bellwether Trial in May 2025

  June 24, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Judge schedules first NEC baby formula trial for May 2025, which will be the first test of parents' claims that Similac and Enfamil products caused their newborns to develop the often deadly condition in a federal court.

• Enfamil Lawsuit Claims Preemie Developed NEC After Being Fed Cow’s Milk-Based Infant Formula

  June 10, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Cow's milk-based infant formula products are dangerous for premature infants, according to a mother's recent Enfamil lawsuit, filed after her newborn developed necrotizing enterocolitis and suffered through surgery and continuing negative health effects.

• Enfamil NEC Lawsuits Must Meet Strict Product Identification Requirements Before Filing

  May 28, 2024

  Russell Maas

  A federal judge has ordered plaintiffs who have filed infant formula NEC lawsuits against Mead Johnson prove that their children consumed the company's products, such as Enfamil, before the cases are allowed to move forward.

• Similac Infant Formula Led to a Fatal Case of Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Parents’ Lawsuit Alleges

  May 10, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A Kentucky couple has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the makers of Similac infant formula, indicating that their child died due to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), claiming Abbott Laboratories knew their products were a risk to newborns, but put their profits over the safety of innocent babies.