The settlement was agreed to by three law firms representing about 2,000 people with claims against Abbott, including one Illinois mother who won a $495 million judgment in 2024 after a jury concluded that Abbott’s formula caused her daughter to develop necrotizing enterocolitis, a dangerous bowel disease. Abbott agreed to drop its efforts to appeal that verdict, which had been upheld by a Missouri appeals court in May 2026.
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Abbott to pay $670 million to settle some preterm infant formula cases
August 21, 2026The settlement was agreed to by three law firms representing about 2,000 people with claims against Abbott, including one Illinois mother who won a $495 million judgment in 2024 after a jury concluded that Abbott’s formula caused her daughter to develop necrotizing enterocolitis, a dangerous bowel disease. Abbott agreed to drop its efforts to appeal that verdict, which had been upheld by a Missouri appeals court in May 2026.