The federal judge overseeing all Similac and Enfamil NEC lawsuits has called for settlement talks in October 2023 to help select the final bellwether trial cases.
A newborn baby suffered NEC injuries after being switched from breast milk to Enfamil infant formula, a mother's lawsuit claims.
Plantiffs involved in baby formula NEC risk litigation are calling for the first bellwether case to go to trial in March 2024.
A federal judge has approved standardized plaintiff fact sheets for claimants in the first NEC lawsuits selected as potential bellwether test cases.
Similac infant formula lawsuit claims necrotizing enterocolitis caused by the cow's milk-based product led to a child's death at less than two weeks old.
Eight of the twelve NEC lawsuits which will make up the bellwether test trial pool have been selected by plaintiffs and the court.
A federal judge is allowing nearly 30 infant formula NEC lawsuits to be remanded back to state court because they include local hospitals as plaintiffs.
Parties involved in NEC lawsuits have selected 66 claims to serve as potential bellwether trial cases.
A wrongful death lawsuit claims Enfamil caused necrotizing enterocolitis in a preterm infant while she was NICU, resulting in her death after doctors determined her intestines were "non-salvageable."
A federal judge has called for an initial bellwether discovery pool of 12 NEC baby formula lawsuits; four of which will be selected for the first bellwether trials.
