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• Mead Johnson Must Face Enfamil NEC Lawsuit in Missouri State Court

  July 8, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has determined that an Illinois mother's NEC lawsuit against Enfamil manufacturers should move forward in state court, after rejecting Mead Johnson’s attempt to remove it to the federal system.

• NEC Formula Lawsuit Set To Go Before Jury in Aug. 2025

  June 23, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Opening statements will begin on August 8, 2025, involving a NEC infant formula lawsuit brought by a Maryland family.

• Enfamil NEC Lawsuit Filed After Newborn Suffers ‘Nearly Total Bowel Necrosis’

  June 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Necrotizing enterocolitis caused by Enfamil resulted in a newborn suffering life-long bowel injuries, according to a lawsuit filed by his mother.

• Reckitt Benckiser Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Enfamil NEC Risks

  June 12, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A class action lawsuit filed against the makers of Enfamil say the company misled investors by concealing the fact that the cow's milk-based infant formula increased the risk of NEC.

• NEC Infant Formula Lawyers To Meet With MDL Judge Following Dismissal of First Bellwether Trial

  May 29, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Attorneys representing plaintiffs and defendants in infant formula NEC lawsuits will meet with a federal judge next month, as the litigation moves toward the next bellwether trial in August 2025.

• Expert Witnesses Linking Baby Formula and NEC Cleared for Trial, Despite Dismissal of First Bellwether Lawsuit

  May 5, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is allowing two plaintiffs expert witnesses to testify in early test trials that cow's milk-based formula can increase the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis.

• New Trial Ordered for Premature Infant Formula Lawsuit Over NEC Injuries, After Defense Verdict Overturned

  March 18, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Missouri state court judge has overturned a defense verdict obtained in an infant formula lawsuit over NEC injuries, after finding that attorneys for Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson engaged in misconduct and misled jurors.

• NEC Injury Lawyers Reappointed to Leadership Roles in Baby Formula MDL as Bellwether Trials Loom

  January 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has reappointed a group of attorneys to plaintiff leadership positions in infant formula NEC litigation, just as the first cases are being prepared for trial.

• Enfamil Side Effects Lawsuit Filed Over Infant’s Necrotizing Enterocolitis Injuries

  November 21, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A North Carolina mother has filed a lawsuit against the makers of Enfamil, claiming that the infant formula caused her premature newborn daughter to develop necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

• Defense Verdict Returned in NEC Lawsuit Against Abbott, Mead Johnson in Missouri State Court

  November 1, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The third infant formula NEC lawsuit trial has ended in a defense verdict, after a Missouri jury determined the manufacturers of Similac and Enfamil infant formula products were not responsible for a child's necrotizing enterocolitis injuries.