The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation recently ruled in favor of consolidating 18 class action lawsuits currently pending against Abbott Laboratories in response to contamination found in batches of infant formula. The discovery of the contamination led to nationwide shortages of the formula. At the height of the crisis, nearly 30% of the nation’s infant formula supply showed as out of stock.
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A judicial panel has approved a request by Abbott Laboratories to consolidate cases alleging that the feeding of certain infant formulas to prematurely born babies can cause a life-threatening condition known as necrotizing enterocolitis. The request was supported by other companies named in lawsuits over the condition. According to the Order issued by the panel, there are currently 16 lawsuits pending over the matter, with 20 ...
Batches of Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare powdered baby formula were found to be contaminated with a variety of bacteria. The infected batches originated out of a Sturgis, Michigan manufacturing facility for Abbott Nutrition and may have caused at least one infant death. Reports of bacterial infections in infants that consumed the formula were received in Texas, Ohio, and Minnesota.
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Recent news reports have brought a frightful new medical term to light for many new parents, particularly those with premature newborns. The term is necrotizing enterocolitis and parents of premature newborns who are using baby formula to feed their infants should take note of the causes and symptoms of the disease, as well as what to do if the illness is suspected in their child.
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