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Powdered Baby Formula and Brain Infection:
The Link Explained |
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| The use of powdered infant
formula can lead to severe brain infections, known
as E. Sakazakii infections, in premature babies,
low birth weight babies and babies with suppressed
immune systems. The infected infants infants suffer
severe and permanent brain damage, necrotizing
colitis and in some cases die. |
| The reason
why these infections develop is that powdered
infant formulas are not commercially sterile
products. Bacteria and other contaminants can
exist in powdered infant formulas that cause
infections in premature babies and infants
with compromised immune systems. |
| Scientific
articles about E. Sakazakii infections began
appearing in the late 1980s. In April, 2002,
the Center for Disease Control published a
report of one infant death and several infections
at a Tennessee hospital caused by E. Sakazakii contamination in powdered formula. |
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| Lieff
Cabraser represents persons
across America injured by defective
products. Click
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| The same month, the Food
and Drug Administration sent a "Dear Health
Care Professionals" letter to hospitals and
doctors to inform them about "a growing body
of information pertaining to E. Sakazakii infections
in neonates fed milk-based powdered infant formulas." To
date, the FDA has not taken any regulatory action
on the use of powered infant formula, other than
to continue to study the matter. |
| Parents of premature babies,
low birth weight babies and babies with suppressed
immune systems should not feed their babies powdered
formula. Instead, if breast feeding is not an option
or must be supplemented, use liquid formula. It
is a sterile product. |
| The law in most states
provides several personal injury claims for persons
who have been seriously injured by products intended
for human consumption. The infant formula manufacturers
owe a duty to parents to provide sterile products
that pose no risk to babies. |
| In contaminated infant
formula lawsuits against Nestle, Abbot Laboratories
and other infant formula manufactures, parents
represented by Lieff Cabraser have sought recoveries
on behalf of their injured children for: |
- Physical pain and suffering,
mental anguish and physical impairment;
- Past medical expenses and anticipated future
medical expenses, nursing care and specialized
health and educational services and other life
care expenses;
- loss of earning capacity;
- and loss of enjoyment of life;
- as well as damages for the severe emotional
distress the parents have suffered.
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| In the case of a baby
that dies, a wrongful death suit may be filed by
the family. |
| Lieff Cabraser attorneys
have years of experience successfully representing
clients in personal injury cases. With co-counsel,
we are representing several families who babies
have suffered terrible injuries from infant formula
caused brain infections. Through litigation, we
strive to obtain the maximum recovery permitted
under the law for our clients and bring to an end
the use of unsterilized powdered infant formula
by hospitals. |
| There is no charge or
obligation for our review of your child’s
case. We are also pleased to visit you where you
live, at no cost, to discuss your legal rights
and answer your questions. |
| Please
click here to contact
an injury attorney at Lieff Cabraser. We handle
all inquiries with the strictest confidentiality
and sensitivity. Inquiries from Canada and other
nations are also welcome. |
| You are also welcome to
call us toll-free at 1-866-313-1973. Please ask
to speak to attorney Kathryn E. Barnett. |
| The law in most states provides individuals with legal
claims and the right to compensation for injuries they suffer as a result
of a defective product or the negligence of another. The injured person
may file a lawsuit seeking compensation for his or her pain and suffering,
medical expenses, lost past and future wages and punitive damages. |
| Founded in 1972, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP is an over fifty attorney
law firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. For the last five years,
the National Law Journal has recognized Lieff Cabraser
as one of the top 20 plaintiffs’ law firms in America. |
| For our personal injury cases, we bring a team of experienced
lawyers. Each client is assigned an individual lawyer. In addition, we have
on staff multiple nurses, legal assistants, scientific analysts and case
clerks to assist the attorneys. To learn more about our firm, click
here. |
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About Lieff Cabraser: We have
offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. Our lawyers have
represented clients in personal injury, wrongful death and
rollover crashes and product defect lawsuits across America, including
residents of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho,
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Among the cases our personal injury
attorneys are prosecuting are the Medtronic heart lead recall, the
AMO contact lens solution recall, the Peter Pan peanut butter recall, Guidant
pacemaker defects, SUV
rollover accidents, popcorn
workers lung injuries, and Ford
switch fires.
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