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EDWARDSVILLE The parents of children who were born prematurely and given Simlac and Enfamil formula claim the milk-based products caused their babies to develop serious long-term health effects.
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.
Callis
EDWARDSVILLE A mother claims her premature infant son developed a serious condition requiring part of his intestines to be removed after he was given Similac and Enfamil cow s milk-based formula.
Takia Smith, on her own behalf and on the behalf of her minor child Amir Lattimore, filed a complaint May 10 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Mead Johnson & Company LLC, Mead Johnson Nutrition Company and Abbott Laboratories alleging strict liability for design defect, failure to warn, negligence and negligent misrepresentation.
According to Smith s complaint, her son Amir was born prematurely at St. Mary s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., on May 13, 2017, and was fed Similac and/or Enfamil cow s milk-based products during his hospital stay. Smith alleges that her son developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) a potentially deadly life-altertng disease, after first ingesting the defendant s cow s milk-based products. She claims he