Attorneys will take actions that benefit all families pursuing lawsuits over NEC injuries sustained by premature infants fed Similac and Enfamil, as preparations continue for the first bellwether trials in May 2025.
Despite evidence of the link between side effects of Enfamil and NEC, Mead Johnson has done little to warn parents or doctors, lawsuit alleges.
All 21 models of the Fisher-Price Snuga Swings are being recalled, due to a risk of suffocation and death when used for sleep.
Parties have agreed that a series of four bellwether NEC trials will be ready to go before federal juries in May 2025, August 2025, November 2025 and February 2026.
Two previous state trials involving lawsuits over NEC infant formula risks led to verdicts awarding families more than half a billion dollars.
Specific starting dates for each of the first four baby formula NEC lawsuit bellwether trials in the federal MDL will be set at a future status conference.
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.
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
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.
Antibiotics are only effective at treating bacterial infections, and can increase the risk of respiratory complications when newborns are given antibiotics unnecessarily or as a preemptive measure.
