217 results

• NEC Injury Lawyers Reappointed to Leadership Roles in Baby Formula MDL as Bellwether Trials Loom

  January 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has reappointed a group of attorneys to plaintiff leadership positions in infant formula NEC litigation, just as the first cases are being prepared for trial.

• Enfamil Side Effects Lawsuit Filed Over Infant’s Necrotizing Enterocolitis Injuries

  November 21, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A North Carolina mother has filed a lawsuit against the makers of Enfamil, claiming that the infant formula caused her premature newborn daughter to develop necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

• Fisher-Price Recalls 2.1 Million Snuga Swings Linked to Five Infant Deaths

  October 11, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  CPSC is warning customers to immediately stop using all 21 models of the Fisher-Price Snuga Swing, following five reports of infants suffocating to death when the product was used for sleep.

• Lawyers Propose MDL Trial Dates for Baby Formula NEC Lawsuit Starting in May 2025

  October 8, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A series of four bellwether claims in the baby formula NEC lawsuit MDL will be ready to go before a federal juries in May 2025, August 2025, November 2025 and February 2026 according to a proposed trial schedule agreed upon by both plaintiffs and defendants.

• Jury Trial Over NEC Risk From Cow’s Milk Infant Formula Gets Underway in Missouri State Court

  October 1, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A trial in Missouri state court has begun over claims that NEC risks caused by Similac and Enfamil infant formula led to a newborn's intestines being partially removed to save his life.

• MDL Judge Sets Order of Baby Formula NEC Lawsuits for First Four Bellwether Trials

  September 25, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has established the order in which a series of four baby formula NEC lawsuits will go before juries in the federal court system, involving allegations that the makers of Similac and Enfamil failed to warn families about the risk preterm infants may develop the deadly disease.

• Similac Infant Formula Lawsuit Filed by Mother Whose Child Died After NEC Infection

  August 27, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A mother's Similac infant formula lawsuit blames the cow's milk-based formula for her infant daughter developing a lethal case of NEC.

• Jury Awards $495M NEC Similac Lawsuit Payout Over Infant Formula Risks for Preemies

  July 29, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Abbott has been ordered to pay nearly $500 million as the result of a NEC Similac lawsuit filed by a mother whose child suffered brain damage after being fed the infant formula shortly after birth.

• Abbott Laboratories Faces Jury Trial Over Claims Similac Caused NEC For Premature Infant

  July 10, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Following a $60 million verdict in a similar lawsuit earlier this year, trial is underway involving claims brought by an Illinois mother, whose premature daughter developed NEC from Similac, alleging that Abbott failed to warn parents and medical staff of the devastating risks associated with the cow's milk-based formula.

• Early Use of Antibiotic For Preterm Infants Increases Risk of Health Problems, Death: Study

  July 9, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study links early antibiotic use in premature infants to an increased risk of breathing problems and death.