US EditionTexas AG sues makers of Tylenol over hiding alleged links to autism
Texas AG Ken Paxton alleges Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue concealed autism risks and illegally shifted liability; lawsuit seeks penalties and marketing bans amid disputed scientific evidence.
- On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit accusing Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue of concealing evidence that Tylenol may increase autism risk when taken during pregnancy.
- Last month, President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. updated guidance advising pregnant women against acetaminophen, sparking controversy as major medical associations rejected the claims.
- Ashley Keller, who leads the consolidated cases, said dozens of personal-injury plaintiffs are in the federal multidistrict litigation, but a judge recently excluded the expert witnesses she planned to present, and that ruling is on appeal to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- The lawsuit accuses Kenvue of being spun off to shield Johnson & Johnson's assets, and Paxton said `This is about corporate deception and protecting Texas families` as it seeks civil penalties and tens of billions in damages under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
- Large Swedish sibling study covering 2.5 million children found links disappear under sibling controls, while major medical associations dispute causal claims, and the FDA continues to list acetaminophen as safest during pregnancy.
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Ken Paxton’s Tylenol Lawsuit Is Off To A Terrible Start
Ken Paxton’s bullshit lawsuit against the makers of Tylenol, built on Trump and RFK Jr.’s bullshit press conference in which they pretended that science says acetaminophen causes autism, is off to a predictably bad start. I had a bit of a laugh shortly after this turd was filed, mainly because Kennedy himself came out after the lawsuit was filed to walk back the claims made in the press conference and acknowledged that all that science he and Tr…
Ken Paxton’s Tylenol Lawsuit Is Off To A Terrible Start
Ken Paxton's bullshit lawsuit against the makers of Tylenol, built on Trump and RFK Jr.'s bullshit press conference in which they pretended that science says acetaminophen causes autism, is off to a predictably bad start. I had a bit of a laugh shortly after this turd was filed, mainly because Kennedy himself came out after…
Paxton makes “extraordinary request” to block Tylenol maker from paying shareholders
The filing is likely intended to create financial uncertainty for the company — something Texas has promised corporations they could avoid in a bid to lure business to the state.
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DNyuzTexas AG Whose Wife Divorced Him on “Biblical Grounds” Sues Tylenol Maker on Medically Unfounded Grounds
Ken Paxton claims manufacturers “lied for decades” about the drug causing autism when taken during pregnancy—which health officials have rejected.
Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General, sued Tylenol manufacturers on Tuesday, claiming that the companies concealed the risks of the drug on the brain development in children. The lawsuit is the most recent consequence of President Donald Trump’s claim last month that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy can cause autism. That link is unverified. Paxton filed the lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, who sold Tylenol for decades, and Kenvue, a deri…
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