Similac Go & Grow Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Toddler Drink Is Harmful for Children Under Two
Abbott Laboratories allegedly induced parents to purchase Similac toddler drinks by making misleading claims about health benefits for young children.
Abbott Laboratories allegedly induced parents to purchase Similac toddler drinks by making misleading claims about health benefits for young children.
After she was fed Similac formula as an infant, a now adult woman indicates that she developed permanent and disabling NEC injuries, which continue to cause medical and financial challenges.
North Carolina mother indicates the cow's milk-based Similac infant formula caused a fatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) infection, which took her child’s life at just three weeks old.
Lawsuit alleges mother says she would have never allowed hospital staff to feed her child cow's milk-based formula had she been told the risks of Similac NEC side effects.
Abbott was ordered to pay $95 million in compensatory damages to an Illinois mother for failing to warn about the risk of NEC from Similac, with another $400 million assessed to punish the manufacturer for it's conduct
Removing Similac Special Care and other premature infant formula products from the market could staunch the flow of future NEC lawsuits, experts say.
A mother from Illinois indicates that her premature daughter developed NEC from Similac, claiming that Abbott failed to warn parents and medical staff of the devastating risks associated with the cow's milk-based formula.
Judge has given parties involved in NEC baby formula lawsuits until August 2024 to complete fact discovery for the first batch of potential bellwether trials.
Government oversight report calls for stronger FDA authority and training to respond to infant formula manufacturing problems in the future.
California mother indicates that Enfamil infant formula is "far more dangerous than most prescription drugs" for premature infants, increasing the risk of a devastating gastrointestinal condition.