Mother Files Similac Infant Formula Lawsuit Over Preterm Newborn’s NEC Death
Plaintiff's child was immediately placed on Similac infant formula and died of NEC complications at less than two weeks of age
Plaintiff's child was immediately placed on Similac infant formula and died of NEC complications at less than two weeks of age
The lawsuits include both claims of injuries and wrongful deaths linked to NEC caused by baby formula.
The remanded cases all involve lawsuits claims against local hospitals who fed Similac, Enfamil or another cow's milk-based formula to preterm children, who subsequently developed NEC
Four of the NEC lawsuits will be selected for bellwether trials, including three involving Similac NEC injury claims, and one involving an Enfamil NEC injury.
Neither parents nor the medical community were warned that Enfamil causes necrotizing enterocolitis, the lawsuit claims
Ultimately, four NEC baby formula lawsuits will be chosen to be the first cases to go before a jury.
Abbott and Mead Johnson put preemies at risk of long-term NEC complications without warning parents or healthcare providers about the risks of cow's milk based formula, according to the lawsuit.
A group of 12 baby formula NEC lawsuits will be selected for bellwether discovery, which will later be reduced down to four cases that will go before juries for the first federal trials.
Complications led to one of the twins dying at less than a month old, according to the NEC lawsuit
Plaintiffs will soon be allowed to directly file new NEC lawsuits directly to the Northern District of Illinois, regardless of their actual home state.