Abbott Labs Prevails in Ill. Federal Baby Formula Heavy Metals Case

CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge has awarded Abbott Laboratories summary judgment in a lawsuit accusing it of failing to disclose that its Similac baby formula was contaminated with heavy metals, finding they failed to establish damages.

In a Feb. 26 order, Judge Matthew Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois found the plaintiffs did not present evidence that they actually overpaid for the product.

“It is true that the plaintiffs have testified that ‘they would not have purchased, or paid the price they did for, the [formula] if they knew about the risk of …