NEC Baby Formula Lawsuit Lawyer

Lawsuits allege that makers of cow’s-milk-based infant formula and fortifiers failed to warn that these products may increase the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a serious intestinal disease, in premature babies.

• Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
• Surgery and long-term complications
• Wrongful death

Families of premature babies who were fed cow’s-milk-based formula or fortifier and diagnosed with NEC may qualify. Every case depends on medical records and timing.

Federal cases are consolidated as In re: Abbott Laboratories, et al., Preterm Infant Nutrition Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 3026, before Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer in the Northern District of Illinois; other cases are in state courts. In August 2026 Abbott agreed to pay about $670 million to resolve some cases, while denying liability, and many cases remain pending. On August 31, 2026, a federal jury in the first MDL bellwether trial returned a verdict for Mead Johnson. Results in individual cases vary, and the litigation continues.

• Medical records showing the diagnosis
• Pharmacy or purchase records showing use of the product
• A timeline of when you used the product and when symptoms began

Kentucky product injury claims generally must be filed within one year of when the injury was discovered or reasonably should have been discovered. Rules vary by state and case, and court orders in these cases can set their own dates. Estimate dates with our statute of limitations calculator and talk with a lawyer.