Fact Discovery in Infant Formula NEC Lawsuits Extended Over Two Months, To June 28, 2024
Quarterly mediation sessions for the selection of bellwether trials could help lay the groundwork for infant formula NEC lawsuit settlements.
Quarterly mediation sessions for the selection of bellwether trials could help lay the groundwork for infant formula NEC lawsuit settlements.
Moderate to late preterm births account for 80% of all preterm births, researchers noted.
Preemies fed infant formula were more than twice as likely to develop necrotizing enterocolitis than those fed donor human milk, researchers found.
Pregnant Black women had double the rate of end-stage kidney disease than their peers, highlighting disparities in treatment, the researchers found.
Report warns that a newborn suffered severe diarrhea and failure to thrive after being exposed to Keytruda in the womb.
Bellwether NEC lawsuit trials will include one complaint against Abbott, one complaint against Mead Johnson, and two complaints that name both infant formula manufacturers as defendants.
Infant probiotics are classified as dietary supplements and not approved by the FDA as a form of medical treatment.
Although environmentalists say there is "overwhelming evidence" phthalates in food is causing life-altering damage to human health, FDA has rejected a phthalates ban petition.
Lawsuit over the risk of NEC from Similac infant formula presents serious enough claims to meet even stringent punitive damages standards, judge finds
The more prematurely born the infant is, the higher the risk for NEC injuries and other complications, pediatricians warn.