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Baby Formula Lawsuits

Advocating for Families Harmed by Unsafe Baby Formula

Multiple infant formula products, both cow’s-milk-based and recently recalled brands, have been tied to severe and sometimes fatal injuries in newborns and premature infants. Parents throughout the U.S. have filed lawsuits alleging that manufacturers failed to warn about known risks, used unsafe production conditions, and released contaminated products into the market.

Carabin Law is currently reviewing claims related to NEC injuries, bacterial contamination, and botulism infections linked to baby formula.

Cow’s-Milk Formula Linked to NEC (Abbott & Mead Johnson)

A major ongoing mass tort involves cow’s-milk-based formulas, including Similac (Abbott) and Enfamil (Mead Johnson). Hundreds of families allege that these formulas significantly increased the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening intestinal disease, especially in premature infants.

Key Allegations

Manufacturers failed to:

  • Warn doctors and parents of the substantially higher NEC risk
  • Provide adequate safety instructions for NICU use
  • Offer safer, available alternatives such as human milk products
  • Litigation Status (MDL 3026)
  • Over 770 active lawsuits in federal court (Northern District of Illinois) as of Dec. 2025
  • Multiple state-court verdicts awarding $60 million and $495 million to injured families
  • Mixed federal bellwether outcomes, with several summary judgments for the defense
  • Next major Enfamil bellwether trial scheduled for February 2026

 

Who May Qualify

Parents whose premature infants developed NEC after receiving Similac or Enfamil in the NICU may be eligible for compensation covering:

  • Medical bills
  • Long-term care
  • Wrongful death damages
  • Emotional and financial losses

 

Carabin Law can help families review medical records and determine eligibility.

Bacterial Contamination in Abbott Infant Formula

Separate from the NEC litigation, Abbott has faced recalls and lawsuits involving bacterial contamination in powdered formula products.

  • Commonly Reported Bacteria
  • Cronobacter sakazakii
  • Salmonella

 

These contaminants can cause:

  • Sepsis
  • Meningitis
  • Severe dehydration
  • Neurological injuries
  • Infant death

Families claim Abbott failed to maintain sanitary manufacturing conditions and did not act quickly enough to warn consumers once contamination was discovered.

ByHeart Formula Botulism Outbreak – A New Wave of Lawsuits

In 2025, a nationwide recall was issued for ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula after the first-ever U.S. cases of formula-linked infant botulism were reported.

Key Allegations

  • Formula was contaminated with Clostridium botulinum spores
  • Manufacturing conditions violated safety and sanitation standards
  • ByHeart delayed notifying parents and retailers
  • FDA and CDC investigations uncovered systemic contamination failures

 

Impact on Families

  • Nearly 40 infants hospitalized in 18 states
  • Some cases requiring intensive care and respiratory support
  • Long-term neurological complications possible
  • Lawsuits are now being filed individually and as class actions by affected families seeking compensation for medical care, long-term treatment, and emotional trauma.

Injured? Contact Carabin Law.

If your baby suffered NEC, bacterial infection, or botulism after using formula, you may be entitled to compensation. Carabin Law is here to help your family pursue justice.

Call Carabin Law today to speak with an experienced infant formula mass tort attorney.