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• Similac Settlement Provides $670M Payout To Resolve 2,000 NEC Lawsuits

  August 21, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay $670 million to resolve more than 2,000 Similac NEC injury lawsuits, as the first federal NEC trial against competitor Mead Johnson gets underway.

• Missouri Appeals Court Orders New Trial for Similac, Enfamil NEC Lawsuit

  August 20, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  An appeals court in the state of Missouri has affirmed the decision to hold a new trial after the jury handed down a defense verdict against "the weight of evidence."

• Court Rejects Appeal in Similac Special Care Lawsuit Over NEC Warnings

  July 30, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate a mother's wrongful death lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories, which claims her child died of NEC due to the company's cow's milk infant formula.

• Enfamil NEC Lawsuit Cleared For MDL Trial in July 2026

  May 14, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has selected an Enfamil lawsuit to serve as the first NEC infant formula bellwether trial, which is set to begin in July.

• Abbott Seeks Federal Protection From Similac NEC Lawsuits

  December 16, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Abbott is pushing for federal protections from infant formula NEC lawsuits with millions in lobbying dollars, while some lawmakers say the solution is increasing the supply of human milk formula products.

• Similac Formula NEC Lawsuits Selected for Bellwether Trials in Aug. 2026, Nov. 2026 and Feb. 2027

  November 11, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Three additional Similac formula NEC lawsuits have been selected for a second-wave of federal bellwether trials scheduled to commence in August 2026.

• Similac Lawsuit Claims Infant Formula Side Effects Led to Preemie’s Death

  October 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Similac wrongful death lawsuit filed by a South Carolina mother claims the infant formula product led to her child's death by NEC.

• Second Wave of NEC Formula Lawsuits To Be Prepared for Bellwether Trials in Aug. 2026

  October 9, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered a second round of NEC formula lawsuit bellwether trials to begin in August 2026, following the dismissal of the first two scheduled cases earlier this year.

• Second NEC Baby Formula Bellwether Trial Will Not Move Forward

  July 29, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has granted summary judgment in a NEC baby formula lawsuit against the makers of Similac, after rejecting the plaintiff’s expert witness testimony.

• Similac NEC Settlement Talks Result in MDL Census Order for Filed and Unfiled Claims

  July 24, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has issued a census order to gain an accurate count of all Similac NEC lawsuits filed against Abbott Laboratories.