Walgreens acetaminophen bottle. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Panel Sends 65 Cases Over Prenatal Use of Acetaminophen to New York
On Wednesday, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation combined 65 lawsuits alleging the painkiller acetaminophen, when taken by pregnant women, increased the risk of children developing autism or ADHD.
October 05, 2022 at 05:36 PM
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What You Need to Know
- The panel ordered the lawsuits sent to U.S. District Judge Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York.
- Retailers Walgreens, CVS and others opposed coordination of the cases until plaintiffs added the manufacturers of acetaminophen as defendants.
Lawsuits alleging that prenatal use of the pain reliever acetaminophen caused children to develop autism or ADHD will be transferred to New York, according to a judicial panel's order on Wednesday.
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