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• Plaintiffs Propose Schedule for First Trial Over Baby Formula NEC Risk To Begin in Mid-2024

  November 16, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Plantiffs involved in baby formula NEC risk litigation are calling for the first bellwether case to go to trial in March 2024.

• Court Approves Plaintiff Fact Sheet for Bellwether NEC Lawsuits Against Infant Formula Manufacturers

  November 9, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has approved standardized plaintiff fact sheets for claimants in the first NEC lawsuits selected as potential bellwether test cases.

• Mother Files Similac Infant Formula Lawsuit Over Preterm Newborn’s NEC Death

  November 3, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  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.

• Court Identifies First Eight Bellwether Lawsuits Over NEC Caused By Baby Formula

  October 25, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Eight of the twelve NEC lawsuits which will make up the bellwether test trial pool have been selected by plaintiffs and the court.

• Infant Formula NEC Lawsuits Remanded Back to Pennsylvania State Court by MDL Judge

  October 21, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  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.

• Baby Formula Lawyers Have Identified 66 NEC Lawsuits for Random Selection as Bellwether Claims Against Makers of Similac, Enfamil

  October 5, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties involved in NEC lawsuits have selected 66 claims to serve as potential bellwether trial cases.

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges Enfamil Caused Necrotizing Enterocolitis for Premature Infant in NICU

  September 29, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  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."

• NEC Baby Formula Lawsuits To Be Selected For Early Bellwether Trials in MDL

  September 21, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  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.

• Similac and Enfamil Caused Preterm Baby to Suffer Long-Term NEC Complications, Lawsuit Claims

  August 18, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A product liability lawsuit against both Abbott and Mead Johnson claims feeding a premature infant Similac and Enfamil led to long-term NEC complications.

• Court Urged to Establish Process for Selecting Baby Formula NEC Lawsuits For Bellwether Trials

  August 15, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs and defendants have submitted a baby formula NEC lawsuit bellwether plan which would result in four cases being selected for the first early trials.