TorHoerman Law Obtains $495 Million NEC Verdict as Lead Counsel in Infant Formula NEC Trial Against Abbott Laboratories

TorHoerman Law obtained a landmark $495 million verdict against Abbott Laboratories in the Margo Gill vs. Abbott Laboratories trial.

The jury awarded $95 million in compensatory damages and $400 million in punitive damages to Margo Gill and her daughter Robynn.

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe gastrointestinal disease primarily affecting premature infants. It causes inflammation and bacterial infection in the intestines, which can lead to tissue death and perforation of the intestinal walls.

NEC can result in severe complications such as infection, sepsis, and potentially fatal outcomes.

Premature infants are particularly vulnerable due to their underdeveloped immune systems and intestines.

The NEC Baby Formula Lawsuit is a mass tort lawsuit filed against Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson & Company.

Plaintiffs, typically mothers of premature infants, are claiming that cow’s milk-based infant formula made by Abbott and Mead Johnson increases the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis, and the companies failed to warn consumers and healthcare providers about the increased risk of NEC.

Bellwether trial cases are representative lawsuits chosen from a larger group of similar cases to be tried first, helping to predict outcomes and guide settlement negotiations in the broader litigation.

Though there is a NEC Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the most recent NEC trials have been from cases outside the consolidated litigation and in state courts.

NEC bellwether trials selected from the MDL will proceed in early 2025.

The substantial awards in the bellwether trials against Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson set a powerful precedent for future NEC-related lawsuits.

TorHoerman Law is still accepting new cases for the mass-tort litigation against major infant formula manufacturers.

Parents of children who developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) after being fed cow’s milk-based formula may be eligible to take legal action.

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