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EDWARDSVILLE The parents of a boy born prematurely are suing Mead Johnson and Abbott for allegedly failing to warn that their infant formula products could cause a serious gastrointestinal disorder and other health issues in premature infants.
Destin Jupiter and Dana Jupiter filed a complaint May 7 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 for failure to warn, negligence and intentional and negligent misrepresentation.
The Jupiters allege in their complaint that their son was born prematurely on May 9, 2002, at Woman s Hospital in Baton Rouge, La. They claim he has developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and other long-term health effects because he was given Simlac and/or Enfamil cow s milk-based products after birth and during his hospital stay.
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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
Keller Lenkner Selected as 2021 Elite Trial Lawyers Finalist in Employment Rights & Trial Strategy Innovation Categories
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CHICAGO, May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Keller Lenkner LLC has been selected by American Law Media and The National Law Journal as a 2021 Elite Trial Lawyers finalist in the
Employment Rights and
Trial Strategy Innovation categories. The award program honors law firms that have demonstrated repeated success in cutting-edge work on behalf of plaintiffs, with a solid track record of client wins. Winners will be announced in July.
Keller Lenkner is being recognized for its pathbreaking arbitration practice, where the firm has pioneered the strategy of pursuing individual arbitrations for clients whose claims are subject to arbitration clauses with class-action waivers. The firm s approach is one of the most significant recent developments in civil litigation and, as reported by the
Fri, 04/30/2021
LAWRENCE Three University of Kansas School of Law alumni will receive the law school’s highest alumni honor, the Distinguished Alumni Award, this year. The award celebrates graduates for their professional achievements, contributions to the legal field and service to their communities and the university.
Rosemary O’Leary, Judge Robert Nugent III and the late Reginald Robinson will receive the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award.
Rosemary “Rosie” O’Leary, L’81, the Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor in KU s School of Public Affairs & Administration, has distinguished herself through exemplary service and a lifetime of award-winning research and teaching. After working as an attorney, O Leary earned a doctorate in public administration from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. O’Leary spent the last three decades researching the intersection of public administration and law. She has written 12 books and over 135 scholarly articles. She has recei
Fri, 04/30/2021
LAWRENCE Three University of Kansas School of Law alumni will receive the law school’s highest alumni honor, the Distinguished Alumni Award, this year. The award celebrates graduates for their professional achievements, contributions to the legal field and service to their communities and the university.
Rosemary O’Leary, Judge Robert Nugent III and the late Reginald Robinson will receive the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award.
Rosemary “Rosie” O’Leary, L’81, the Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor in KU s School of Public Affairs & Administration, has distinguished herself through exemplary service and a lifetime of award-winning research and teaching. After working as an attorney, O Leary earned a doctorate in public administration from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. O’Leary spent the last three decades researching the intersection of public administration and law. She has written 12 books and over 135 scholarly articles. She has recei