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Torts/Personal Injury

Jan. 29, 2025

Plaintiffs drop claims in baby formula litigation as deadlines loom

Five plaintiffs dropped their lawsuits against Mead Johnson and Abbott Laboratories on Monday in a case involving claims that baby formula products increased health risks for premature infants. The litigation, part of a nationwide series of lawsuits, faces ongoing challenges over deadlines and document production.

Five plaintiffs dismissed their complaints without prejudice on Monday in a case among hundreds nationwide accusing baby formula manufacturer Mead Johnson and its associates of misleading the public about the risks of its products for premature infants.

The defendants had asked San Francisco Judge Ethan P. Schulman to dismiss nine plaintiffs' cases, arguing that their counsel failed to produce fact sheets, running over two deadlines, one set by a case management order. The def...

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