Products Liability
Abbott Laboratories, et al., Preterm Infant Nutrition Products Liability Litigation
Pending actions
825
Historical total
1,035
Resolved / remanded
210
Active. A substantial share of actions remain pending. Of 1,035 lawsuits ever part of this litigation, 825 remain active.
About this litigation
Abbott Laboratories, et al., Preterm Infant Nutrition Products Liability Litigation is a federal multidistrict litigation classified by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation as a Products Liability docket. It was centralized on April 8, 2022 before Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, U.S. District Judge, in the N.D. Illinois.
As of the August 3, 2026 JPML report, 825 individual lawsuits are pending in this MDL. Cases coordinated in an MDL keep their separate identity — they are managed together only for pretrial proceedings. Learn how MDLs work.
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