Texas 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.
Cele|bitchy | Texas’s AG sues Tylenol over Trump administration’s spurious autism claims
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ken Paxton (@kenpaxtontx) Back in September, Dr. Oz and RFK Jr. flanked Trump — or as I call them: Dumber, Dumbest, and Can’t Pronounce Acetaminophen — as they told pregnant women to stop taking Tylenol, alleging an unfounded link between the drug and babies being born with autism. Of course this counsel is patently wrong; doctors routinely advise pregnant women to take Tylenol because it is one of t…
Texas’ Tylenol Lawsuit Ignites Autism Debate Firestorm
Texas’ Tylenol Lawsuit Ignites Autism Debate Firestorm In a move that has sent shockwaves through the pharmaceutical industry, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and its spinoff Kenvue, accusing them of deceptively marketing Tylenol to pregnant women while concealing alleged links to autism and ADHD. The suit, announced on October 28, 2025, echoes unproven claims amplified by the Trump administration …
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