'A Monumental Undertaking.' New Lawsuits Allege Prenatal Link Between Acetaminophen and ADHD, Autism
Mikal Watts predicted hundreds of thousands of cases. "Indeed, counsel anticipate that this will be one of the largest multidistrict litigations in the history of the United States," he wrote in a motion this month before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.
June 30, 2022 at 03:07 PM
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- The defendants are Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid, Costco and Safeway, which all sell generic store brands of acetaminophen
- None of the manufacturers of acetaminophen has been sued, including Johnson & Johnson, which makes Tylenol.
- Lawyers referenced studies published in scientific journals over the past decade, most recently in 2021 and 2020.
Acetaminophen, most commonly sold as Tylenol, is practically the only medication that doctors say pregnant women can safely take for pain. But more than a dozen lawsuits are challenging that long-held belief, claiming that an increasing number of scientific studies show prenatal exposure to acetaminophen actually increased a baby's risk of developing ADHD or autism spectrum disorder.
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