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MDL No. 3026

Abbott Laboratories, et al., Preterm Infant Nutrition Products Liability

On the current JPML reportActive MDLJPML report of September 1, 2026

IN RE: Abbott Laboratories, et al., Preterm Infant Nutrition Products Liability Litigation is a pending federal multidistrict litigation in the Northern District of Illinois before Rebecca R. Pallmeyer (U.S. District Judge). The Judicial Panel's report dated September 1, 2026 lists 847 actions pending and 1,057 actions historically. Plain-language record, status and who-qualifies criteria: NEC baby formula lawsuit.

The docket record

Actions pending
847+22(+2.7%)
Total actions, historical
1,057
Change, 3 months
+49(+6.1%)
Change, 12 months
+87(+11.4%)
Docket
MDL No. 3026
Court
Northern District of Illinois
Transferee judge
Rebecca R. PallmeyerU.S. District Judge

Source: JPML “Pending MDL Dockets by Actions Pending,” report dated September 1, 2026 · first in our series Jan 2024

Actions pending in MDL 3026, by monthly JPML report0225450675900Jan 2024Jul 2024Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026
Actions pending on each monthly JPML report, Jan 2024 to Sep 2026. Gaps are months the report omitted the figure.

Month-by-month figures, Jan 2024 to Sep 2026

Report dateActions pendingChangeTotal, historicalReport
September 1, 2026847+221,057PDF
August 3, 2026825+151,035PDF
July 1, 2026810+121,016PDF
June 1, 2026798+11,002PDF
May 1, 2026797+15987PDF
April 1, 2026782+3972PDF
March 2, 2026779+4962PDF
February 2, 2026775+6956PDF
January 5, 2026769−5950PDF
December 2, 2025774+19939PDF
November 3, 2025755−6919PDF
October 1, 2025761+1898PDF
September 2, 2025760+1885PDF
August 1, 2025759+15882PDF
July 1, 2025744+4864PDF
June 2, 2025740+30860PDF
May 1, 2025710+27818PDF
April 1, 2025683+20790PDF
March 3, 2025663+15767PDF
February 3, 2025648+16748PDF
January 2, 2025632+6732PDF
December 2, 2024626+28725PDF
October 1, 2024598+27673PDF
September 3, 2024571+33644PDF
August 1, 2024538+4611PDF
July 1, 2024534+20602PDF
June 3, 2024514+18581PDF
May 1, 2024496+43561PDF
April 1, 2024453+48518PDF
March 1, 2024405+16470PDF
February 1, 2024389+47454PDF
January 2, 2024342407PDF

How to read this record

Actions pending is the number of individual civil actions currently centralized in this MDL, as counted by the Judicial Panel on the report date. It rises as new cases are transferred or filed directly in the MDL court and falls as cases settle, are dismissed, or are remanded for trial. Total actions is the historical count of every action ever part of the docket.

A rising count means new plaintiffs are still filing; it does not by itself say anything about the merits. A falling count after a settlement announcement usually reflects the settlement being processed. The monthly report says nothing about trial dates, rulings, or settlements; for those, see the lawsuit record above.

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Source

U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, “MDL Statistics Report: Distribution of Pending MDL Dockets by Actions Pending,” monthly PDF reports January 2, 2024 to September 1, 2026, jpml.uscourts.gov. Parsed by Settlement Record; see methodology. Settlement Record is an independent reference built from public court records and agency publications. Nothing here is legal advice, and nothing here states that any person has a valid claim. Litigation facts are dated and sourced on each page; confirm anything you rely on against the court's own docket.