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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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[–] Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Many have tried, and many have failed to sue them due to a lack of evidence.

There has been no new evidence btw.

it isn't lawsuit in a traditional way.

there's no law in this country anymore. they are asking for a bribe

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

As usual our AG is being an ass

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Hopefully Tylenol sues texas back for being malicious idiots.

[–] kljafgg9r0@lemmy.world -2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

So many supposed leftists triggered that a big pharma corporation is being sued. Pathetic.

we can all agree that big corporate pharma sucks, but also that this lawsuit is bullshit.

it isn't really a lawsuit, just asking for a bribe.

[–] laserm@lemmy.world 24 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

This timeline is so fucked that J & J somehow managed to be the good guy for once..

[–] MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 minutes ago

Less the good guy, more a target of a bad guy.

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 15 points 12 hours ago

Wait the state is suing the company? Shouldn't it be the other way around? The company suing the CDC and RFK Jr. personally due to the clearly slanderous statements?

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 25 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Johnson and Johnson is a huge, multinational pharma company with more money than God. They aren't going to be intimidated or extorted by this dumbass governor.

This case will get tossed in the discovery phase when the judge asks for scientific evidence and all the governor can provide are these whoo-whoo dipsh*t theories.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago

They're being sneaky.

As attorney general, Paxton has a different avenue into court than an individual trying to prove that Tylenol caused their child’s autism. While those lawsuits focus on personal injury claims, this suit hinges on two state consumer protection laws, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act and the Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

“That overlaps a lot with the science and with the argument that is going on about Tylenol right now, but it’s ultimately a different burden of proof and different damages that we’re going to be seeking,” Keller said.

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago

Not if the judge has been appointed by R.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 29 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Hillbilly Tyrannical Fascist Government

VS

Monopolistic Corrupt Big Pharma Corporation

Who would win?


Stay tuned!

[–] phx@lemmy.world 15 points 15 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 7 points 14 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.

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 15 points 14 hours ago

I read this as "Tylenol sues Texas for libal"

Took me a few re-reads to understand the idiots spreading the libel are the ones suing. They're gonna get counter-sued real fast.

Unfortunate that the tax payers will shoulder the burden.

Edit: this is a strange way for a company to get a government subsidiary:

  1. lobby stupid politicians to sue you for stupid reasons
  2. countersue.
  3. ...
  4. Profit.
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 12 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Well, some lawyers are about to make a shit load of money as this drags out for a decade.

[–] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago

Texas failing once again at using facts and science. They love to shoot themselves in the foot and blame others for making the gun that shot them.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 23 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

Is there any science proving this? Could I sue "Buckley's Cough Syrup" because of my gut feeling that they caused my toenail fungus?

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

It's in the article. The short answer is NO.

[–] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago

Short answer no. Also correlation is not causation Let's say child autism is correlated with infection at a certain age then it could be the infection and not the thing you took for the infection.

They are dumb fucks who cannot read studies. Remember COVID?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 15 hours ago

a buddy of mine got a flu shot and then while walking out of the pharmacy he was hit by a car. Coincidence? No way.

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

No, because in a court of law, your feelings aren't the thing that matters. :)

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[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

There's no controversy in the health community!!! There's no link between acetaminophen and autism, period!

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Can’t help but notice you used exclamation marks instead of periods. Sincerely, the pedantic community.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

You can put an exclamation point at the end of any sentence instead of a period! Multiple exclamation points are also acceptable!!!

[–] PixeIOrange@lemmy.world 59 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

It actually isn't. This time.

Grifters have to make up the losses from Trump somehow.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 20 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

God I hope texas eats a big old pharma dick on this one. I feel like they're just anti women at this point.

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 78 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I’m not a lawyer but shouldn’t J&J be suing the Federal Government for making utterly unsubstantiated claims in an official announcement?

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 22 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I think they’re waiting for the damages to really rack up. Then they can sue the taxpayer for billions and nobody can stop them.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

We could put on a really big tinfoil hat and say that this is all a plan to funnel billions of taxpayer dollars to J&J by way of crafting an airtight lawsuit for them to win and get awarded an absolutely massive payout.

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[–] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 22 points 23 hours ago (19 children)

Tylenol is basically paracetamol, right? It's a generic drug. Why are they suing a specific brand?

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Same exact drug, just branding.

It's because our batshit crazy administration decided to wage war against that particular brand, I suspect they refused to donate their million dollars to the pres' slush-fund.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

Also, Trump can pronounce "Tylenol", but he stumbles over "acetaminophen" and "paracetamol". That press conference was pretty funny. We have an executive who can't say words with more than three syllables.

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