The Whitfield family legal case was just one of many still pending relating to the necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) disease.

The infant formula manufacturers were facing $6.2bn in punitive damages over allegations their infant formula products caused ...

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Abbott and Reckitt unit Mead Johnson are not responsible for a young boy's debilitating ...

The lawsuit alleged that Mead Johnson, which makes baby formula, had failed to warn that its products could cause the illness ...

In a stunning turnaround for Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson, a formidable team of women lawyers has secured a crucial ...

Missouri Mother Pursues $6 Billion in Premature Formula Lawsuit Background: A Missouri mother, Elizabeth Whitfield, has filed ...

A St. Louis jury handed Abbott Laboratories a win Thursday, deciding that Abbott, another company and a hospital were not ...

Abbott Labs (ABT) and competitor Reckitt Benckiser's (OTCPK:RBGPF) Mead Johnson business are facing more than 1,000 ... to a ...

Abbott and Reckitt's Mead Johnson will not be allowed to show jurors a statement by U.S. government agencies and a government ...

In response, shares in Reckitt Benckiser soared 9.8% to 5,144.20 pence each in London early Friday. Reckitt was the best performing stock in the FTSE 100 index which was up 0.2%. Abbott Laboratories ...

Reckitt Benckiser surged to the top of the index after its subsidiary Mead Johnson was cleared of liability in a US trial ...

Shares in consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser surged 10% on Friday morning, making it the biggest riser on the FTSE 100.