Reckitt

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Abbott and Reckitt unit Mead Johnson are not responsible for a young boy’s debilitating intestinal disease, a jury found on Thursday in a lawsuit accusing them of failing to warn of their premature baby formulas’ risks. The ruling is a victory for the two companies following…

By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) -Reckitt reported a smaller than expected fall in third-quarter underlying sales on Wednesday, helped by more shoppers buying its health products, which include Nurofen painkillers and Strepsils lozenges. Shares in the consumer goods group rose more than 3% in morning trading, with signs of improving…

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A Missouri mother and her lawyers this week will aim to convince a jury that Abbott, Reckitt’s Mead Johnson and St. Louis Children’s Hospital are responsible for a severe intestinal illness that she says her premature son got from the companies’ formulas after he was…