Texas Attorney General Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks

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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.

This lawsuit is the first by a state that seizes on Mr. Trump’s allegations that the use of acetaminophen products like Tylenol during pregnancy could cause neurodevelopmental disorders. The issue has been a longstanding concern among some followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, but the idea gained traction with Mr. Trump’s remarks.

Yeah, so that is extremely not true. Texas trial courts are incredibly pro-plaintiff in personal injury cases.

The problem for Paxton is that his claims are made up. Which may or may not matter.

— Raffi Melkonian (@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social) 2025-10-28T13:48:56.038Z

Paxton filed in a rural county because they're the most likely to believe Trump's nonsense.

— Raffi Melkonian (@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social) 2025-10-28T13:52:00.070Z

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. Paxton is an idiot

This is for the Texas GOP primary for senate

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Performative rump licking. . . . .nt

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Problem is, there is no proof tying tylenol to autism.

The courts are funny that way. RFK, Jr. even said they're still looking for the evidence. It will be fun to have him deposed so we can watch how he stammers his way through an explanation as to why he made such a broad-sweeping statement against Tylenol when he didn't have the evidence.

[patphil]

4. Correlation is not causality.

Increased use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and increased rates of autism doesn't mean one causes the other. There has to be an actual link that identifies a process whereby acetaminophen has this particular detrimental effect on a fetus. Speculation based on acetaminophen usage isn't enough. What else is going on that affects the health of the unborn child?
For example, microplastics have become prevalent throughout the environment over the past 50-60 years. This could also be a source of the increase in autism.
There has to be an actual link, not just some crazy guy's belief that it's so.

[sakabatou]

5. Has Paxton's pants exploded yet?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. RFK may be an expert witness for Tylenol

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. RFK may be an expert witness for Tylenol

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