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(38,845 posts) Tue Oct 28, 2025, 08:11 AM Yesterday

Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks [View all]

Source: NYT

Ken Paxton, the Republican attorney general of Texas, sued the makers of Tylenol on Tuesday, claiming that the companies hid the risks of the drug on brain development of children.

The lawsuit is the latest fallout from President Trump’s claim last month that use of Tylenol during pregnancy can cause autism. That link is unproven.

Mr. Paxton filed the suit against Johnson & Johnson, which sold Tylenol for decades, and Kenvue, a spinoff company that has sold the drug since 2023.

The Texas lawsuit claims that the companies knowingly withheld evidence from consumers about Tylenol’s links to autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The suit also claims that Kenvue was created to shield Johnson & Johnson from liability over Tylenol.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/health/tylenol-autism-texas-lawsuit.html

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Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks [View all] demmiblue Yesterday OP

I wish him the best of luck. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #1

I hope Tylenol sues Texas !!!!!! For 8629 BILLION Dollars !!!!!!!!! Trueblue1968 9 hrs ago #64

Too stupid to even talk about. Botany Yesterday #2

I believe it's been around forever EYESORE 9001 Yesterday #8

Autism was first recognized in 1911, but as part of schizophrenia. It was niyad 21 hrs ago #29

Thank you for your information especially the dates. Botany 21 hrs ago #32

You are most welcome. Yes, as testing gets better, more cases will be niyad 20 hrs ago #40

Or his and his mouth breathing followers who went after Dr. Fauci when he changed the protocols for .. Botany 20 hrs ago #41

How well I remember that insanity. And it still goes on! niyad 19 hrs ago #52

Maga thinks everybody is lying and cheating them because that's what they do Walleye Yesterday #3

he doesn't believe this any more than you do... ret5hd 23 hrs ago #16

Is there any proven link between Tylenol and autism? Yes or no? hadEnuf Yesterday #4

Increases oxidative stress GreatGazoo 23 hrs ago #14

Just to point out that seheult, although a board-certified md, seems to be niyad 21 hrs ago #30

Dr. Seheult is quadruple board-certified through the American Board of Internal Medicine GreatGazoo 19 hrs ago #45

I was simply stating what was shown when I googled his name. I am niyad 18 hrs ago #53

And a study of 2.5 million children found zero evidence of a link NickB79 13 hrs ago #60

I think you replied to the wrong person. I did not cite that individual. niyad 12 hrs ago #61

Yep, I did. Sorry bout that NickB79 10 hrs ago #62

LOL. "Doctor" Seheult? Really? PSPS 19 hrs ago #43

Please see my post #45 above GreatGazoo 19 hrs ago #46

How does this win? LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #58

Apparently he finally concluded that the ivermectin, etc., was ineffective. niyad 18 hrs ago #55

Attorneys are upgrading from Mercedes to Bentley. twodogsbarking Yesterday #5

'Activist' hedge funds might be orchestrating all of it for profit and control nt lostnfound 23 hrs ago #20

FFS no_hypocrisy Yesterday #6

How fu*king stupid can Texas get? Wasting money on a sinkingfeeling Yesterday #7

Sadly, it's paxton. mwmisses4289 23 hrs ago #13

The brand was introduced in 1955 by McNeil Laboratories, However LiberalArkie Yesterday #9

Paxton or RFK jr.? Paxton or RFK Jr.? Paladin Yesterday #10

Tylenol makers need to be suing all these assholes. Scrivener7 Yesterday #11

EXACTLY!!! niyad 21 hrs ago #31

Yes, we all know how Trump feels about women PatSeg 20 hrs ago #42

This will backfire on them bigly when Tylenol sues TX for frivolous lawsuit and Tylenol wins!! lark Yesterday #12

Now We Will See MissouriDem47 23 hrs ago #15

He's running against Cornyn in the US Senate primary and is playing to the whacky GOP base. surfered 23 hrs ago #17

Paxton's quite the opportunist, and Cornyn's been hitting him hard over the affair Torchlight 23 hrs ago #18

Am I reading this correctly? kenny had an affair? Thank goodness I had niyad 21 hrs ago #33

His wife had filed for divorce on "biblical grounds" Torchlight 21 hrs ago #36

Dear Goddess, I had forgotten that. Definitely glad I have not yet eaten! niyad 18 hrs ago #54

Texas is posterchild for the tragicomic political theatre that is the United States right now. marmar 23 hrs ago #19

Cant read the whole article. Who are the plaintiffs? State or victims? GusBob 23 hrs ago #21

Sharing full story: milestogo 22 hrs ago #22

Tylenol has plenty of warnings on their bottles about potential side effects. cstanleytech 22 hrs ago #23

Ken is just trying to get some publicity ashredux 22 hrs ago #24

This is what Johnson and Johnson get for not suing the crap out of RFK jr when Ray Bruns 21 hrs ago #25

J & J sold tylenol to kenvue in 2022. niyad 21 hrs ago #28

Then Kenvue should be suing RFK Jr. Ray Bruns 20 hrs ago #37

good. now let's depose rfk and his "scientists' rampartd 21 hrs ago #26

Just continuing the conspiracy theories of these crazy people walkingman 21 hrs ago #27

WTF. I wish this wasn't that surprising though. Jbraybarten 21 hrs ago #34

The risks were made up by rfk jr Anxy 21 hrs ago #35

Welcome to DU. area51 20 hrs ago #39

Concur. He's deranged. ... littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #48

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #59

What about stupidity? Pas-de-Calais 20 hrs ago #38

Paxton sues everybody. hamsterjill 19 hrs ago #44

Who are the medical experts? bmichaelh 19 hrs ago #47

I assume that Kenvue's lawyers will start moving toward a motion for sanctions for filing a frivolous complaint. TomSlick 19 hrs ago #49

Shakedown. jeffreyi 19 hrs ago #50

Omg. Could Paxton possibly Alliepoo 19 hrs ago #51

Paxton leads the idiocracy Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 17 hrs ago #56

Paxton and RFK jr are idiots LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #57

"He wants to line the pockets of every trial lawyer in the state. He ran off all of his professional staff." mahatmakanejeeves 10 hrs ago #63