US EditionTexas AG sues makers of Tylenol over hiding alleged links to autism
- 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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The Texas Attorney General accused the companies behind Tylenol on Tuesday of misleadingly marketing analgesics to pregnant mothers in a lawsuit that claims without proof that early exposure to acetaminophen increases the risk of autism and other disorders.
Paxton Sues Pharmaceutical Companies for 'Deceptively Marketing Tylenol to Pregnant Mothers'
by Natalia Mittelstadt Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Tuesday announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies for “deceptively marketing Tylenol to pregnant mothers.” The lawsuit was filed Monday against Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue for marketing the drug to pregnant mothers “despite knowing that early exposure to acetaminophen, Tylenol’s only active ingredient, leads to a significantly increased risk o…
Texas's anti-LGBTQ+ attorney general sues Tylenol company over autism claims
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Johnson & Johnson, accusing the pharmaceutical company of failing to warn consumers about the risk of taking Tylenol while pregnant.This lawsuit, the first of its kind from a state government, comes a month after President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced updated guidance discouraging pregnant women from taking acetaminophen, citing it as a po…
Texas AG Paxton Sues Tylenol Maker for Not Warning Pregnant Women of Risks.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the maker of Tylenol over claims the drug can cause autism in young children.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Ken Paxton, Johnson & Johnson, and law firm Keller Postman.WHEN & WHERE: The lawsuit was filed this week in Texas.KEY QUOTE: “Big Pharma betrayed America by profiting off of pain and pushing pills regardless of the risks. These corporations lied for decades, knowin…
Texas Sues Tylenol Companies Over 'Baseless' Autism Claims
Source: Peter Dazeley / Getty In today’s episode of Republicans Were Already Stupid, But Trump Has Made Them Stupider, the state of Texas is suing Tylenol-maker Kenvue and its former parent company, Johnson & Johnson, alleging the companies deceived their consumers knowing and concealing that it could cause autism — an idea state officials got from President Donald Trump, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and a single sc…
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