Abbott Jury Awards at Least $53 Million in Infant-Formula Trial Abbott Laboratories said it faces a jury award of at least $53 million over claims by four mothers that the company hid risks its premature-infant formula can cause a bowel disease which creates
Abbott Laboratories Ordered to Pay $70 Million in Verdict Over Infant . . . In a significant legal development, Abbott Laboratories has been ordered to pay a $70 million verdict following a multi-plaintiff trial in Cook County Circuit Court This decision includes $17 million in punitive damages, appended to a $53 million compensatory damages award The plaintiffs, parents of four premature infants, claimed their children developed a severe gastrointestinal…
Abbott Infant Formula Trial Orders Company To Pay $53M The Abbott infant formula trial has taken a major turn after a Chicago jury ordered Abbott Laboratories to pay $53 million in damages to families of premature infants The case centers on allegations that the company’s cow milk-based formula contributed to the development of Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a serious and potentially fatal intestinal condition affecting preterm babies This