2024-07-27 16:08:25
A jury in the Midwestern US state of Missouri ordered Abbott Laboratories to pay $495 million (€455 million), we learned on Saturday, July 27. The Justice Department ruled that premature milk produced by the US group caused severe intestinal illness in a child.
The case, which was decided Friday night in a St. Louis court, is one of several pending complaints against Abbott that claim its premature formula increases the risk of intestinal necrosis (necrotizing enterocolitis) in infants, according to the website risk. court viewing network.
Abbott Laboratories is being sued by an Illinois mother, Margo Gill, for failing to report that its milk-based formula could cause serious infections in premature infants. According to local TV station KSDK, she claimed that her youngest daughter developed necrotizing enterocolitis after consuming Abbott’s Similac brand formula in 2021, while little Robin remains in the neonatal intensive care unit.
The child survived, but she suffered irreversible sequelae. According to the National Library of Medicine, the mortality rate for premature babies from this disease can be as high as 50 percent.
“We strongly disagree with this verdict”
Abbott was ordered to pay $95 million in restitution and a $400 million fine. “We strongly disagree with this ruling, which was not unanimous, and we continue to believe Robin’s situation was a tragedy for which no one was held accountable.”Scott Stoffel, a spokesman for the organization, told AFP.
“There is no scientific evidence that Abbott’s prematurity products cause or contribute to necrotizing enterocolitis.he added. Special formulas and fortifiers (like the one used in this case) are part of the standard of care in the medical community and, along with breast milk, are the only options for feeding premature babies. »
Abbott Chairman and CEO Robert Ford also said this “A theory with no basis or scientific basis”, when announcing group financial results last week. The company has not said whether it plans to withdraw the product.
Abbott shares fell nearly 5% in electronic trading after the market closed on Friday. In March, a unit of British health care products group Reckitt Benckiser was ordered to pay $60 million to a mother whose premature baby died after drinking the company’s infant formula. Reckitt Benckiser has since said it wants to separate from the Mead Johnson unit, which makes Enfamil and Nutramigen milk.
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