Abbott Laboratories settles multitude of infant formula legal claims
Abbott Laboratories has settled around 2,000 legal cases with parents who claimed their babies suffered an intestinal disease from its…
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Infant-formula damages verdict against Mead Johnson overturned
A US court has reversed a decision against infant-formula maker Mead Johnson awarding $60m in damages to a mother of…
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Reckitt’s Mead Johnson, Abbott to face new trial in US infant-formula case
Reckitt Benckiser’s Mead Johnson unit and Abbott Laboratories have been ordered to face a new trial in the US over…
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Reckitt still assessing options for Mead Johnson infant-formula “exit”
Reckitt Benckiser is continuing to assess options for its nutrition operations housing the Mead Johnson infant-formula business. After describing nutrition…
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Reckitt’s Mead Johnson, Abbott cleared by US court in infant-formula case
Reckitt Benckiser’s Mead Johnson unit and Abbott Laboratories have been cleared by a Missouri court relating to claims certain brands…
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Reckitt, Abbott infant-formula cases “could cost billions” – expert
Dr. Paul Kaufman, a senior litigation attorney in the US with expertise in product liability cases, believes that legal claims…
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Will huge infant-formula fines scupper Reckitt Benckiser’s category exit plan?
UK-based multinational consumer goods heavyweight Reckitt Benckiser has long been linked with a sale of its infant-formula assets. However, with…
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Abbott Laboratories hit with huge fine in infant-formula brain damage case
Abbott Laboratories has been ordered to pay almost $500m over allegations that it hid the risk that its infant formula…
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Reckitt signals baby-formula exit as strategic review launched
Reckitt Benckiser has begun a strategic review over the future of its Mead Johnson infant-formula business, which the UK group…
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Reckitt expects “short-term” hit to baby-food sales after tornado warehouse damage
A tornado has caused serious damage to a third-party warehouse used by Reckitt for its baby-food products in the US.…
