Jury awards $53 million to families alleging Abbott formula caused infant illness

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A jury ordered Abbott Laboratories to pay $53 million in damages to families alleging its infant formula caused a deadly bowel disease. The verdict in Chicago followed a trial where families accused Abbott of failing to warn about the risks of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in its preterm infant formula. Hundreds of similar lawsuits are pending against Abbott and other formula manufacturers, with a jury set to decide punitive damages next.


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