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Hall v. Abbott Laboratories

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Case Number:

1:22-cv-00071

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

365 Personal Inj. Prod. Liability

Judge:

Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer

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  1. July 07, 2026

    Illinois Cases To Watch In 2026: Midyear Report

    Mead Johnson is set to go to trial this summer in the first case to make it to a jury in multidistrict litigation claiming baby formula caused a serious gut illness in premature infants, while the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago is facing a possible sanctions hearing over prosecutorial misconduct allegations in two Illinois cases on attorneys' radar for the rest of the year.

  2. October 24, 2025

    Abbott Wins Third Bellwether In Cow Milk Baby Formula MDL

    An Illinois federal judge has given Abbott Laboratories Inc. its third bellwether win in multidistrict litigation alleging that its cow-milk-based baby formula gives infants necrotizing enterocolitis, saying the company successfully demonstrated that the plaintiff's proffered human-milk-based alternative would not be feasible.

  3. July 28, 2025

    2nd Abbott Baby Formula Bellwether Falls Before Trial

    An Illinois federal judge handed Abbott Laboratories summary judgment on Monday in the second bellwether that had been set for trial in multidistrict litigation over allegations its cow's milk-based formula can cause severe gastrointestinal illness in premature babies, while saying she will leave the door open to revive and later try the case.

  4. January 01, 2025

    Trials To Watch In 2025

    The coming year will bring the first bellwether trials in the closely watched federal baby formula mass litigation, the first courtroom battle over a COVID-19 vaccine patent and six major retailers' case against Visa and Mastercard over card swipe fees.

  5. December 12, 2024

    JPML Won't Send Infant Formula Suit Back To State Court

    The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has declined to remand a suit to California state court in an MDL over allegations that the Similac and Enfamil formulas for preterm babies have a higher propensity to cause necrotizing enterocolitis, rejecting the argument by plaintiffs that jurisdiction is lacking.

  6. July 31, 2024

    5 Trials To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2024

    Upcoming high-profile trials over star lawyer Tom Girardi's alleged fraud, Hunter Biden's taxes and Washington state's "patent troll" law are among the cases to watch in the latter half of the year.

  7. March 06, 2024

    Judge May Sit In On Depos In Abbott Formula MDL

    An Illinois federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation in which Abbott Laboratories' Similac infant formula is alleged to have caused a deadly illness in premature babies said Wednesday she would hold off on appointing a special master following claims of improper deposition conduct, offering to tune in to depositions to help move things along.

  8. June 23, 2022

    'Absurd' Loophole Keeping Abbott Formula Suits Federal Fails

    An Illinois federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation alleging Abbott Laboratories' Similac infant formula caused a deadly illness in premature babies on Wednesday remanded four of the cases to state court, finding that allowing the medical company to use the "snap removal" loophole would "produce absurd results."