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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently concluded an internal review of its actions related to the U.S. infant formula shortage. According to a press release, the review allowed investigators to identify five major areas where the FDA could improve. One key finding was…
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently released a policy statement urging pediatricians to take a bigger role in preventing sexual abuse or exploitation of children. “Sexual abuse or exploitation of children is never acceptable,” it reads in part. “Pediatricians and health care professionals should…
The Pembroke Pines Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Fund recently filed a new baby formula class action lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories and its top management. The plaintiffs claim that the defendants concealed information about the safety of its products while putting “profitability ahead of children’s…
An Arkansas couple recently filed a new Abbot powdered baby formula lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. They filed the lawsuit individually and as next friends of their infant child. They claim that after feeding their baby Abbott recalled…
Moving someone into a nursing home could be one of the most difficult decisions you will have to make. Even if you recognize that your loved one can no longer live alone and you have reached the point where you cannot provide the necessary care,…
There are more than 4,000 children in foster care in Louisiana. The Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS) places children in care when they’ve been abused or neglected and in special family circumstances when care outside the home is needed. Foster children are some…
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has ordered all federally filed Abbott infant formula lawsuits to be centralized in the Northern District of Illinois for pre-trial proceedings. This is the same court where the panel, on April 8, 2022, centralized baby formula necrotizing…
Following an “eleventh hour” request by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), a jury trial involving an infant that suffered a traumatic brain injury while in the agency’s custody has been postponed. The case originally set for trial in September 2022 will…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced that a new federal rule concerning the safety of infant sleep products took hold on June 23, 2022. It is now illegal to sell sleep products for infants that do not comply with the approved safety…
A group of plaintiffs recently filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all federally filed Tylenol autism/ADHD lawsuits into one court for pre-trial proceedings. This, after nearly 20 parents filed claims against makers of Tylenol and other brands…