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Verdict Stands Against Infant Formula Company

PBM Products filed suit in 2009 against Mead Johnson Nutrition, saying the brand libeled PBM in a mailer to 1.5 million people. Mead Johnson has lost its attempt to overturn that decision. PBM's infant formula is sold in Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Kroger and Walgreens. Mead Johnson, which makes Enfamil, claimed in its circular that "only Enfamil LIPIL is clinically proven to improve brain and eye development."

LIPIL refers to two kinds of fatty molecules believed to aid child development. Gordonsville, Va.-based PBM, which has sued Mead Johnson before, said its products contain the same fatty acids and get the molecules from the same supplier as Mead.

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