Opinion ID: 804783
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Initial Class Action

Text: In 2009, Plaintiff Allison Nelson filed a putative class action against Mead Johnson asserting that it falsely represented that its Enfamil LIPIL was the only baby formula containing two fatty acids that promote brain and eye development in infants. Mead Johnson filed a motion to dismiss, which was granted in part and denied in part. After discovery, Nelson moved for class certification. In 2010, following a hearing, the district court granted the motion and certified a class of all Florida consumers who purchased Enfamil LIPIL within the applicable statute of 2 Case: 11-15956 Date Filed: 07/20/2012 Page: 3 of 12 limitations. The parties mediated several times before a court-appointed mediator. On February 7, 2011, the parties notified the district court that they (1) had executed a memorandum of understanding to resolve the dispute on a nationwide class basis; (2) were preparing a stipulation of settlement; and (3) were continuing to mediate to memorialize formally the settlement terms. The parties noted that the settlement included several other cases filed around the country.