Abbott settles preterm formula NEC lawsuits for $670 million

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Abbott reaches agreements to resolve a portion of litigation involving its specialty formulas for preterm infants

August 20, 2026 4:15 PM EDT

Agreements will resolve the Gill case and claims involving approximately 2,000 other individualsAbbott and the medical community stand by the safety of preterm infant formulasRegulators and medical professionals recognize that these products are safe and necessary, and there is no reliable scientific evidence that they cause necrotizing enterocolitis

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) has reached agreements with three law firms to resolve the Gill case and... More