Texas AG sues makers of Tylenol over hiding alleged links to autism

[Landon Caeli]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the makers of Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue, claiming that they deceptively marketed the over-the-counter medication to pregnant women despite alleged links to autism and other disorders.

“Big Pharma betrayed America by profiting off of pain and pushing pills regardless of the risks," Paxton said in a statement on Tuesday. "These corporations lied for decades, knowingly endangering millions to line their pockets.

Texas AG sues makers of Tylenol over hiding alleged links to autism

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the makers of Tylenol, claiming that they deceptively marketed the medication to pregnant women despite alleged links to autism.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Yarddog]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the makers of Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue, claiming that they deceptively marketed the over-the-counter medication to pregnant women despite alleged links to autism and other disorders.

“Big Pharma betrayed America by profiting off of pain and pushing pills regardless of the risks," Paxton said in a statement on Tuesday. "These corporations lied for decades, knowingly endangering millions to line their pockets.

Texas AG sues makers of Tylenol over hiding alleged links to autism

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the makers of Tylenol, claiming that they deceptively marketed the medication to pregnant women despite alleged links to autism.

abcnews.go.com

Well, this will force the AG to give any actually evidence to support the claim.

 

[Desk trauma]

Discovery should be, something.

 

[iluvatar5150]

Oh, now they want to get anti-corporatist.

 

[DaisyDay]

Oh, now they want to get anti-corporatist.

Hm, I don't think that's it. I think they are hoping for a Trump-style payout to a threat of extortion.

 

[Hans Blaster]

This lolsuit only has value until the election next year (perhaps only the primary). Paxton wants to be governor of Texas. He thinks this will earn him brownie points with the medically illiterate.