JPML to Hear Oral Arguments Today About Where to Centralize NEC Lawsuits Over Similac and Enfamil Formula
Plaintiffs and both manufacturers are urging the JPML to consolidate all NEC lawsuits involving Similac and Enfamil before one federal judge.
Plaintiffs and both manufacturers are urging the JPML to consolidate all NEC lawsuits involving Similac and Enfamil before one federal judge.
A premature infant suffered permanent injuries after suffering NEC twice, resulting in permanent infant formula injuries
U.S. JPML will decide whether to establish centralized pretrial proceedings for all Similac NEC lawsuits and Enfamil NEC lawsuits filed nationwide
Lawsuit alleges feeding a premature infant Similac and Enfamil caused necrotizing enterocolitis, leading to a failure to thrive and cerebral palsy
Manufacturers of Similac and Enfamil, as well as many families pursuing NEC lawsuits over the baby formula, all support the creation of a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL)
The baby's entire intestinal tract was necrotic due to the side effects of premature infant NEC, allegedly caused by consuming Similac and Enfamil
Several supply chain disruptions have caused a shortage in baby formula, leaving many consumers to search for infant feeding alternatives.
The premature infant died a month after developing NEC on a Similac and Enfamil formula diet, which baby formula makers maintained was safe.
Similac and Enfamil-associated NEC caused a preterm baby to undergo surgical removal of one-third of his large and small intestines in order to survive, the lawsuit claims
Lawsuits claim Enfamil and Similac promoted their for preterm birth infants for years, despite science linking the severe intestinal disorder NEC and baby formula