Category: Necrotizing Enterocolitis

NEC – necrotizing enterocolitis – is a life-threatening illness that almost exclusively affects premature infants. The mortality rate is about fifty percent. If your child has developed NEC, speak immediately about your family’s options with a California product liability lawyer. Necrotizing enterocolitis is a bacterial infection that causes intestinal tissue decay and inflammation. It may […]

Is your child a victim of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)? Most of the victims of necrotizing enterocolitis, also known as NEC, are premature infants. Because commercial infant formula products have been directly linked to NEC, if your own child has developed NEC, you should consult at once with a California product liability attorney. For several years, […]

Baby formula manufacturers are being sued by parents across the United States over claims that certain baby formula products cause newborn babies, and especially premature newborns, to develop NEC – necrotizing enterocolitis. If your own child develops necrotizing enterocolitis, discuss your family’s rights as quickly as possible with a California product liability lawyer.

Necrotizing enterocolitis is a serious condition that predominantly affects premature newborn babies. It is a gastrointestinal disease that causes the walls of the large and/or small intestine to become inflamed and to eventually die. There is a research-proven link between NEC and cow’s milk-based infant formulas. Many cases of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) can be effectively […]