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Texas sues Tylenol company over autism claims (www.texastribune.org)

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Johnson and 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 possible cause of autism. The announcement set off a wave of controversy in the health care community, and confusion among pregnant women unsure how they should manage fever and pain during pregnancy.

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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Hillbilly Tyrannical Fascist Government

Monopolistic Corrupt Big Pharma Corporation

Who would win?

Stay tuned!

[–] phx@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Pharma. Regardless of who's involved, being able to sue somebody based on made up bullshit is not a good precedent

[–] Aspharr@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Yes, but when was the last time these guys cared about "precedent"? I agree in thinking Pharma wins, but only because money. One CEO visit to the Whitehouse and some brown nosing and Trump will start saying how they're "good people".

We have always been at war with Eastasia.

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Generally the courts side with industry and money, but this time they're being asked to choose between that and MAGA, the latter of which has been dominating in courts lately. I am not sure on this one. Kenvue isn't that big, it's not part of a behemoth like J&J anymore, I'm not sure that one company has the gravitas to avoid being run over.