Holland
EDWARDSVILLE A suit alleges a premature infant suffered long-term health effects as a result of being fed cow s milk-based formula after birth.
Angela Ogle and Desiree Ogle filed a complaint May 14 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Mead Johnson & Company LLC, Mead Johnson Nutrition Company and Abbott Laboratories, alleging strict liability for design defect and failure to warn, negligence and negligent misrepresentation.
The plaintiffs allege Desiree Ogle was born prematurely on Feb. 23, 2002, at St. Luke s Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo. She was born at 29 weeks gestation, weighing thee pounds. The suit alleges that even though her mother intended to breastfeed her, Desiree Ogle was fed Similac and/or Enfamil cow s milk-based formula throughout her hospital stay. As a result, she allegedly developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and required a portion of her intestines to be removed.