The settlement was agreed to by three law firms representing about 2,000 people with claims against Abbott, including one Illinois mother who won a $495 million judgment in 2024 after a jury concluded that Abbott’s formula caused her daughter to develop necrotizing ‌enterocolitis, a dangerous ⁠bowel disease. Abbott ⁠agreed to drop its efforts to appeal that verdict, which had been upheld by a Missouri appeals court in May 2026.