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Jury Asked to Award More Than $6B in Preterm Formula Case Against Abbott, Reckitt’s

A lawyer for a Missouri mother on Wednesday asked a jury to make Abbott and Reckitt’s Mead Johnson pay a total of more than $6 billion in the latest trial over claims that the companies’ formulas for premature babies caused …

Abbott, Reckitt Face Trial Over Premature Baby Formula Amid Alarm From Doctors

A Missouri mother and her lawyers this week will aim to convince a jury that Abbott, Reckitt’s Mead Johnson and St. Louis Children’s Hospital are responsible for a severe intestinal illness that she says her premature son got from the …

Abbott Weighs Pulling Premature-Baby Formula Cited in Suits

Abbott Laboratories is considering pulling infant formula for premature babies off the market, Chief Executive Officer Robert Ford said, amid investor concerns about lawsuits over its safety. The fortified formula, designed for fragile infants under medical supervision, has drawn fire …

Abbott Faces Trial Over Claims That Preterm Infant Formula Caused Dangerous Disease

Similac baby formula maker Abbott is expected to face a trial on Monday over claims that its formula for preterm infants used in neonatal intensive care units causes a potentially deadly bowel disease, the second trial out of hundreds of …