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• Punitive Damages Over Similac NEC Risks Cleared to Move Forward in Lawsuit Against Abbott

  July 20, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A Maryland mother may pursue punitive damages against Abbott Laboratories for failing to warn her and medical professionals of Similac NEC risks.

• Pediatricians Issue New Guidelines for Premature Infant Care

  July 5, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  New guidelines define how pediatricians should care for preterm infants, to help better detect signs of complications like necrotizing enterocolitis and developmental disabilities.

• Abbott Faces New Investor Class Action Lawsuits Over Similac Recall

  June 30, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Two new investor class action lawsuits accuse Abbott Laboratories and its chief officers of breaching their fiduciary duties by not ensuring its infant formula products were safe.

• Similac Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Preterm Infant Dies from NEC Complications

  June 29, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A Similac wrongful death lawsuit blames Abbott Laboratories' use of cow's milk-based infant formula for the death of her daughter due to NEC complications.

• Similac Infant Formula Lawsuit Claims “Human Milk Fortifier” Caused NEC Diagnosis for Premature Baby

  June 16, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A mother's lawsuit claims her premature daughter was fed Similac human milk fortifier and developed NEC as a result.

• Preterm Infants Given Probiotics Face Decreased Risk of Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Study Finds

  June 8, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds the use of probiotics in NICUs appears to be linked to a decrease in necrotizing enterocolitis risks.

• FDA Launches New Study Focusing on Infant Formula Industry Following Recalls, Shortages

  May 31, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has announced that the National Academies will launch an independent study of the infant formula industry in the U.S. in the wake of a recent Similac recall which led to a national shortage.

• Similac Recall Class Action Lawsuits Dismissed By Federal Judge, But Individual Injury Claims Allowed to Proceed

  May 26, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has dismissed all Similac recall class action lawsuits, while allowing individual injury claims to proceed.

• Giving Human Milk Fortifier to Low Birth Weight Newborns Lowers NEC Risks: Study

  May 19, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Hospitals which have switched over to human milk-based formula in their NICU wards report lower infant NEC rates and large financial savings.

• Recalled Gerber Good Start Infant Formula Shipped to Consumers, Despite Cronobacter Contamination Risks

  May 15, 2023

  Russell Maas