Legal Battles Over Abbott's Baby Formula Highlight the Power of Corporate Law
Legal Battles Over Abbott's Baby Formula Highlight the Power of Corporate Law
Legal Battles Over , Abbott's Baby Formula , Highlight the Power of Corporate Law .
'The New York Times' recently reported on legal cases against Abbott Laboratories, a massive healthcare company at the center of the recent baby formula shortage.
'The New York Times' recently reported on legal cases against Abbott Laboratories, a massive healthcare company at the center of the recent baby formula shortage.
In 2022, several infants fell ill and regulators found unsanitary conditions at an Abbot factory in Sturgis, Michigan.
In 2022, several infants fell ill and regulators found unsanitary conditions at an Abbot factory in Sturgis, Michigan.
In response, the company voluntarily ordered a recall and shut down the factory, causing a severe shortage of formula in the United States.
In response, the company voluntarily ordered a recall and shut down the factory, causing a severe shortage of formula in the United States.
According to the 'NYT,' Abbott and its legal team, Jones Day, has repeatedly defeated attempts to hold the company liable for illness and death allegedly caused by its baby formula for years.
According to the 'NYT,' Abbott and its legal team, Jones Day, has repeatedly defeated attempts to hold the company liable for illness and death allegedly caused by its baby formula for years.
Jones Day's history of corporate litigation has included work with R.J.
Reynolds, Purdue Pharma, General Motors and Smith & Wesson.
Jones Day's history of corporate litigation has included work with R.J.
Reynolds, Purdue Pharma, General Motors and Smith & Wesson.
The 'NYT' reports that seemingly limitless corporate resources and the scorched-earth legal tactics of corporate law have been used to crush the cases of poor families and their overwhelmed lawyers.
The 'NYT' reports that seemingly limitless corporate resources and the scorched-earth legal tactics of corporate law have been used to crush the cases of poor families and their overwhelmed lawyers.
Following the recall of formula earlier this year, Abbott has been sued at least 30 times in U.S. federal courts.
Lawyers in those cases reportedly point to evidence that has recently entered the public domain, including a Justice Department lawsuit against Abbott and a former employee's whistle-blower complaint.
Lawyers in those cases reportedly point to evidence that has recently entered the public domain, including a Justice Department lawsuit against Abbott and a former employee's whistle-blower complaint.
Late in August, Abbott announced that it would resume production at the Sturgis factory and begin shipping baby formula from the plant around October.
Late in August, Abbott announced that it would resume production at the Sturgis factory and begin shipping baby formula from the plant around October