$60 Million Verdict in Enfamil Baby Formula NEC Case Underscores Need for Transparency and Accountability March 22, 2023 An Illinois jury has awarded $60 million to the plaintiff in the first in a series of trials out of hundreds of baby formula necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) lawsuits claiming that various Enfamil and Abbott Laboratories’ Similac formulas caused necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Plaintiffs in this multidistrict litigation claim that the companies hid the information that their formula, including […] Read More
FDA Sends Letter Calling for Improved Baby Formula Practices March 21, 2023 In early March, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a letter to members of the infant formula supply chain. The FDA called on recipients—including manufacturers, distributors, and others, to notify the agency if bacterial pathogens have been detected in their baby formula product samples and to beef up safety practices to prevent and […] Read More
LPR Attorneys Urge Lawyers to “Do Something Extraordinary” in the World of Mass Torts January 24, 2023 Heavy hitter attorneys from Levin Papantonio Rafferty took center stage at the Trial Lawyers Summit this Monday in Miami Beach, Florida. A line-up of LPR lawyers spoke to a room of trial attorneys about the top cases that are taking the mass torts world by storm. To kick things off, LPR Attorney Mike Papantonio inspired the crowd […] Read More