Illinois Appellate Court Extends Learned Intermediary Doctrine, Overturns $60 Million NEC Verdict That Threatened Access to Preterm Infant Formula

A recent Illinois appellate ruling could help reshape failure-to-warn liability for infant formula and other physician-directed products, while also offering manufacturers new evidentiary protections at trial. The decision has immediate implications for necrotizing enterocolitis (“NEC”) litigation nationwide and for the broader supply of preterm infant formula….
By: Arnall Golden Gregory LLP