Embracing Child Protection Litigation to Make Systemic Changes for Our Nation’s Youth October 10, 2024 Levin Papantonio attorneys are digging deep into the most prevalent and damaging products that are harming today’s youth—and they are inspiring other mass tort forms at a national legal conference to do the same. Levin Papantonio (LP) attorneys led discussions on critical litigation topics that focus on safeguarding children. The presentations were given today at the […] Read More
$495 Million Verdict Against Abbott Laboratories Set to Shape NEC Baby Formula Litigation Nationwide July 28, 2024 A widely anticipated necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) baby formula trial concluded with a $495 million judgment on Friday against Abbott Laboratories. This is the second plaintiff verdict in recent trials aimed at resolving baby formula manufacturers’ liability for their products causing preterm babies to develop a serious condition in which bowel tissue dies. In March, a […] Read More
$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
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