Plaintiffs’ Experts Allowed In Baby Formula MDL But 1st Bellwether Case Dismissed

( May 7, 2025, 12:08 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Experts retained by parents suing the manufacturers of infant formula that they allege caused preterm infants to develop necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) can testify in the multidistrict litigation in an Illinois federal court, the judge overseeing the MDL ruled, but in a separate order the same day, she granted a manufacturer summary judgment in the first bellwether case set for trial....