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Recalled Abbott Infant Formula Products Liability Litigation

  1. April 12, 2024

    Abbott Labs Gets Price Claims Tossed In Baby Formula MDL

    An Illinois federal judge on Friday threw out a suit from parents alleging that Abbott Laboratories benefited from increased prices during a shortage of baby formula kicked off when one of its facilities was shut down, saying they haven't shown that the company's profits during that time were unjustly retained.

  2. December 04, 2023

    Parents Want Abbott Docs On Calif. Law In Baby Formula MDL

    Parents who are suing over contaminated Similac infant formula have asked an Illinois federal judge to force manufacturer Abbott Laboratories to produce documents related to its opposition to a California bill that would have required that formula be tested for heavy metals.

  3. November 07, 2023

    Abbott Says It Is Not Implicated In Baby Formula MDL

    Abbott Laboratories says it is not directly implicated in multidistrict litigation over an infant formula shortage that led people to spend more time searching for formula and paying more when they found it because Abbott's alleged actions benefited third-party resellers, as opposed to the company itself.

  4. May 22, 2023

    Economic Claims Tossed From Abbott Formula MDL

    The Illinois federal judge overseeing litigation over contaminated Similac infant formula on Monday tossed claims brought by parents who claimed they were harmed economically by buying the baby food, saying the parents haven't claimed that the particular formula they bought was contaminated with bacteria.

  5. May 01, 2023

    Judge Wary Of Economic Claims In Abbott Formula MDL

    An Illinois federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation targeting contaminated Similac infant formula signaled on Monday that he's unsure whether he will let parents pursuing purely economic claims stay in the case, saying their argument for standing seems too broad.

  6. March 27, 2023

    Consumers Contest Abbott's Bid To Toss Infant Formula MDL

    Parents have urged an Illinois federal judge to disregard Abbott Laboratories' bid to escape their claims related to its sale of contaminated Similac infant formula in multidistrict litigation, calling the company's motion a "last-ditch effort to avoid liability" after selling unsafe product produced in "unsanitary conditions."

  7. February 28, 2023

    Abbott Wants 26 People Removed From Infant Formula MDL

    Abbott Laboratories urged an Illinois federal judge to toss 26 consumers from multidistrict litigation over the contamination of its Similac infant formula, arguing they failed to say that its product actually caused them or their children physical harm.

  8. September 09, 2022

    Abbott Infant Formula MDL Gets Co-Lead Plaintiffs' Attys

    An Illinois federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation against Abbott Laboratories over the contamination of its Similac infant formula tapped attorneys from Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholtz PLLC and Johnson Becker PLLC as co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs Thursday.