Premature babies are usually placed in the neonatal ward of a hospital to receive timely and specialized care so they can continue developing before being released to their parents. The NICU, as it is otherwise known, is a ward where babies who, for one reason or another, were born before the completion of the standard nine-month gestational period. NICU babies are fed cow’s milk formula due to their inability to suckle or the fact that their digestive systems may not be mature enough to assimilate and use the compounds found in their mother’s milk. Baby formula, as it is otherwise known, has been used for decades, and its allure lies in its specialized formulation, which experts allege mimics the composition of compounds found in mother’s milk. However, over the decades, concerns about the safety of this kind of milk, particularly for well-known brands such as Enfamil and Similac, have arisen due to the thousands of reported health complications demonstrated by children who were fed baby formula.

In particular, these babies went on to develop a potentially fatal condition called necrotizing enterocolitis, where the small intestines and other area of the gut start to rot and die due to the inflammation caused by this food, necessitating urgent surgery in order to save the child’s life. NEC, as it is otherwise known, has been shown by numerous studies to be caused by this potentially bio-incompatible milk, posing the question of whether companies such as Abbott, who make baby formula, were aware of these complications during its research and development phase. Owing to the fact that tens of thousands of babies developed this condition, it is logical to surmise that these baby formula manufacturers saw similar effects during their research phase, but chose to obscure these findings in the interest of making as much profit as they can at the expense of human well-being and life. If your child developed necrotizing enterocolitis, read on to discover your legal avenues for justice and compensation, brought to you by the leading law firm in baby formula lawsuits.

Are you looking for the best baby formula necrotizing enterocolitis lawyers? Please call us NOW at 312-444-0214 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation. The experienced defective products attorneys at McCready Law bring to the table over 50 years of combined legal experience where we’ve helped thousands of injured Americans and their families from all walks of life recover compensation due to injuries they sustained, caused by negligent individuals or corporations. Over the last 25 years, we’ve recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for these and other clients, and we continue on in our commitment to proving our legal expertise by providing you with a NO-FEE GUARANTEE: these and other types of cases are taken up on contingency fee basis, meaning there are ZERO FEES for the duration of the processing of your claim, and we only levy our fees at the end of the process and only if we’ve recovered compensation on your behalf. In addition, we possess extensive litigation experience, and why this is important is due to the fact that NEC baby formula cases may go to trial, and you need experienced litigators on your side to argue your case comprehensively and successfully. We take on all baby formula lawsuits countrywide, so call us NOW at 312-444-0214 regardless of where you are in the country if your child developed this tragic condition so we can advise you further on the next legal steps to take – the call is 100% FREE, and our intake team is standing by.

November 1, 2024 Update for the Baby Formula NEC Lawsuits

To date, significant developments have transpired in the baby formula lawsuits debacle, with the most significant development being that hundreds of cases have been consolidated into multidistrict litigation, or MDL in the Northern District of Illinois.

During the second half of October, the Whitfield trial took place, where St. Louis Children’s Hospital was accused of administering cow milk-based formula to children even when donor milk was available. However, defense lawyers for the hospital and the doctors who green lighted this milk stated that a genetic disorder was the proximate cause of the NEC suffered by the child in question. In addition, the defense stated that the warning regarding cow’s milk formula was not necessary as hospitals were already aware of the same.

This is an interesting assertion, because it can be argued that product manufacturers and the hospitals that administer these products owe families a duty of care to warn them about the risks associated with formula feeding so these families can choose to have their children fed donor milk, thereby averting serious and health-damaging side-effects of formula milk.

Baby Formula Lawsuit Nets Landmark $495 Million Judgment

In a particularly positive turn of events, plaintiff was awarded a $495 million judgment against Abbott Laboratories in a Missouri trial when a child developed necrotizing enterocolitis when it was fed cow-based formula even when there was donor milk available. The judgment comprised $95 million in compensatory damages, and $400 million in punitive judgments. Payouts of this magnitude show the viability of these cases as they serve as a barometer with which one can expect to try the remaining claims, making it more likely than not that Abbott Laboratories and other baby formula manufacturers will be open to settling cases before they go to trial.

Best Baby Formula NEC Lawyers in 2024 – Call Us Today!

If your child developed necrotizing enterocolitis after being fed baby formula such as Enfamil and Similac, please reach out to us at 312-444-0214 so we can assess your case and determine its potential monetary value. It may be possible to recover a host of damages such as medical expenses, future medical costs, loss of earnings and economic impact, pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress and loss of consortium, and legal fees. Due to the fast-moving nature of these lawsuits, it is imperative that you reach out to us TODAY so your claim can be included in the MDL and we are able to allocate sufficient time to the legal processes of discovery, deposition and others. Thanks for choosing McCready Law, and we look forward to helping you.