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• Probiotics Decrease Preterm Infant Deaths, But Not Risks of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Study

  February 25, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Hospitals that give premature infants probiotics to help them build proper gut functions, experience fewer preemie fatalities than those which do not, according to the findings of a new study.

• Premature Infant Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Rates Decreased with Human Milk, Compared to Cow’s Milk Formula: Study

  February 13, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Preemies fed cow's milk-based formula are twice as likely to develop NEC, and six times as likely to die, as those fed a diet of only human milk, or human milk fortifier, according to the findings of a new study.

• Infant Formula Lawsuit Links Similac and Similac Special Care to Newborn’s NEC Injuries

  January 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Abbott Laboratories faces a product liability lawsuit from a mother who says their Similac Special Care formula caused her newborn child's intestines to rupture due to the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

• 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).

• Defense Verdict Returned in NEC Lawsuit Against Abbott, Mead Johnson in Missouri State Court

  November 1, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The third infant formula NEC lawsuit trial has ended in a defense verdict, after a Missouri jury determined the manufacturers of Similac and Enfamil infant formula products were not responsible for a child's necrotizing enterocolitis injuries.

• Similac, Enfamil NEC Side Effects Led to Newborn Undergoing Bowel Resection: Lawsuit

  October 31, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A mother says her newborn infant had to undergo multiple surgeries, resulting in lifelong injuries, due to the side effects of Similac and Enfamil, which the lawsuit says led to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

• Newborns Fed Breast Milk Have Lower Asthma Risk Than Those Fed Infant Formula: Study

  October 15, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Exclusively breastfeeding while in the hospital after birth can result in a lower risk of asthma for children, according to a new study, adding more evidence to support the benefits of breast milk over infant formula.

• Similac NEC Lawsuit Filed Over Preterm Infant’s Sepsis and Gastrointestinal Injuries

  October 14, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed by a Michigan mother indicates that her preterm son developed NEC, sepsis and life-long injuries after being fed Similac infant formula products in NICU.

• 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.