Philadelphia City Hall in downtown Philadelphia, on April 3, 2021. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Phila. Plaintiffs Avoid Mass Tort Treatment as Infant Formula Litigation Heats Up
While the two formula cases to go to trial this year were against product manufacturers, the Philadelphia litigation brings hospital defendants into the mix.
July 31, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Plaintiffs in Philadelphia litigation over allegedly toxic infant formula are suing hospitals in addition to product manufacturers.
- Plaintiffs have resisted mass tort coordination because of the medical malpractice element of their lawsuits.
- There have been two multimillion-dollar verdicts nationally in the infant formula litigation, both against manufacturers.
Litigation over allegedly toxic infant formula is heating up nationally, with a St. Louis jury awarding a $495 million verdict last week.
Meanwhile in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, a cluster of related cases are working their way toward trial dates. But those lawsuits are taking a different approach from the formula cases that have been tried to verdict so far.
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