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Motions to dismiss have largely been denied, and discovery into marketing practices and contamination-control records is now underway. A class-certification briefing schedule has been approved in the Northern District of Illinois. Cornerstone Law is reviewing cases nationwide — with no upfront cost to you.
Key Case and Litigation Status
Multiple consumer-fraud class actions against infant formula manufacturers have been consolidated in the Northern District of Illinois. The case is now in a critical phase: discovery is open, internal documents are being produced, and the court has set a schedule for the pivotal class-certification argument.
In re: Infant Formula Marketing & Safety Litigation
Case No. 3:25-cv-01777 — Northern District of Illinois
Defendants' motions to dismiss have largely been denied, moving core consumer-fraud claims into discovery. The court has ordered production of marketing practices documents and contamination-control records. A class-certification briefing schedule has been approved, setting deadlines for both sides to argue whether the litigation should proceed as a class action rather than as individual lawsuits.
Multiple class actions centralized before a single judge in N.D. Illinois.
Consumer-fraud and related claims survive motions to dismiss and proceed.
Marketing records and contamination data being produced; class cert. arguments being briefed.
Court will rule on whether families can proceed collectively, shaping the entire litigation's structure.
What This Means for Your Family
The class-certification decision will determine how the litigation proceeds for thousands of families. Understanding the difference matters for potential claimants.
All families who purchased the same recalled or misrepresented formula products become part of a single class action. Settlement negotiations proceed on behalf of the entire class, potentially delivering faster and broader relief.
Families with more serious injuries, including bacterial illness, hospitalization, or severe nutritional harm, may pursue individual claims for greater compensation regardless of the class certification outcome.
What Plaintiffs Allege
Plaintiffs allege a broad pattern of deceptive conduct targeting parents who trusted manufacturers' representations about the safety and nutritional quality of the formula they fed their infants.
Manufacturers made claims about safety, purity, and nutritional superiority that plaintiffs allege were false or materially misleading given what the companies knew about contamination risks.
Known contamination risks, including bacterial contamination that led to major recalls, allegedly weren't disclosed to parents before purchase or prior to the contamination becoming public.
Manufacturers allegedly made false or exaggerated claims about the nutritional content and benefits of their formula products relative to human milk and competitor products.
Overlapping with the NEC litigation, some plaintiffs allege manufacturers failed to disclose the elevated NEC risk associated with certain formula products in marketing materials directed at parents and healthcare providers.
Eligibility
You may qualify if your child consumed infant formula that was later recalled or that exposed your child to bacterial contamination, or if your family was misled by false safety or nutritional marketing claims.
Common Questions
NEC claims are largely being handled in a separate, dedicated MDL, though some allegations overlap with this consumer-fraud litigation. Tell us about your child's diagnosis and we'll point you to the right claim.
We handle infant formula cases on contingency — no upfront fee, and we only get paid if we recover compensation for your family.
Not necessarily. Filing now helps preserve your claim and position your family ahead of the certification ruling, and individual claims for more serious injuries remain available regardless of the outcome.
Purchase records, pharmacy receipts, or medical records referencing the product can often help establish which formula was used. It's worth having your situation reviewed.
We represent families harmed by unsafe or misleadingly marketed infant formula. Find out whether your child's diagnosis and circumstances qualify for a claim.
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