IN RE: Abbott Laboratories, et al., Preterm Infant Nutrition Products Liability Litigation

  1. December 12, 2024

    JPML Won't Send Infant Formula Suit Back To State Court

    The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has declined to remand a suit to California state court in an MDL over allegations that the Similac and Enfamil formulas for preterm babies have a higher propensity to cause necrotizing enterocolitis, rejecting the argument by plaintiffs that jurisdiction is lacking.

  2. March 06, 2024

    Judge May Sit In On Depos In Abbott Formula MDL

    An Illinois federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation in which Abbott Laboratories' Similac infant formula is alleged to have caused a deadly illness in premature babies said Wednesday she would hold off on appointing a special master following claims of improper deposition conduct, offering to tune in to depositions to help move things along.

  3. June 23, 2022

    'Absurd' Loophole Keeping Abbott Formula Suits Federal Fails

    An Illinois federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation alleging Abbott Laboratories' Similac infant formula caused a deadly illness in premature babies on Wednesday remanded four of the cases to state court, finding that allowing the medical company to use the "snap removal" loophole would "produce absurd results."

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