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Heads up, this isn't a quick file-and-get-paid situation. It’s an active mass tort involving infant formula companies Abbott and Mead Johnson. The lawsuits claim both companies marketed cow’s milk based formulas for premature babies while knowing for years that these products increased the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a severe and potentially fatal intestinal disease in preterm infants. Plaintiffs argue the companies failed to properly warn hospitals and parents about those risks.

The formulas involved include products such as Similac Special Care, NeoSure, Alimentum, Human Milk Fortifier, Enfamil Human Milk Fortifier, and Enfacare. Families filing claims generally need medical records proving the baby developed NEC and documentation showing the infant was fed one of these products.

The cases gained major attention after a Missouri jury awarded $495 million in a bellwether trial against Abbott. The verdict included $95 million in compensatory damages and $400 million in punitive damages. The case involved a baby born at 26 weeks who reportedly developed NEC within 72 hours of being fed Similac Special Care. That outcome increased pressure on the hundreds of similar lawsuits already pending in the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL).

There is no single universal deadline like a traditional class action settlement, but state statutes of limitations still apply. Waiting too long can weaken or block a claim entirely. Most law firms handling these cases work on contingency, meaning there are usually no upfront legal fees.

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$495M jury verdict against abbott on the similac NEC cases, mass tort still open to new families