Formulas

ST. LOUIS, Missouri — At the close of a five-week trial, a Missouri mother’s lawyer made a compelling plea to jurors Wednesday, urging them to hold infant formula manufacturers Abbott and Reckitt’s Mead Johnson accountable for more than $6 billion in damages. The legal action accuses the companies of producing formulas that allegedly led to a severe intestinal illness in premature infants, including the plaintiff’s child. Legal representative Tim Cronin argued that both companies had neglected to adequately warn consumers that their products could potentially cause necrotizing enterocolitis, a serious gastrointestinal problem. According to the … Read more