Court upholds $495 million verdict against Abbott Laboratories in case over preterm infant formula

A Missouri appellate court has upheld a $495 million verdict against Abbott Laboratories in a case over whether its formula ...
JD Supra

Preterm Infant Formula Litigation: Key Takeaways from Recent Jury Verdicts

Inflated jury verdicts in the first two preterm infant formula cases tried in the country have raised significant concerns for manufacturers and the broader medical community. These cases not only ...
WRAL

High rates of preterm birth and infant deaths get the US another D+ grade: ‘It’s a travesty’

(CNN) — Being rushed to a hospital nearly two hours away, in the middle of a dangerous spring storm – with fear in her heart and amniotic fluid leaking down her leg – was not how Ashley O’Neil ...

Brain vein measurements could uncover hidden brain injury risk in very preterm babies

Why do some premature babies suffer brain damage and others not? A new study led by pediatrician and neonatologist Dr. Fleur ...
USA Today

Inside the high-stakes business battle over feeding preterm babies

In 2013, a scientist at Abbott Laboratories saw study results with potentially big implications for the company’s profits and the lives of some of the world’s most fragile people: preterm infants. The ...
KWWL

High rates of preterm birth and infant deaths get the US another D+ grade: ‘It’s a travesty’

O’Neil’s amniotic sac, the fluid-filled structure that surrounds a growing fetus, was exposed. When someone goes into labor, the sac typically ruptures, also known as their water breaking. But with ...