Overview
- Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the consumer-protection case in Panola County District Court and requested a jury trial.
- Texas seeks $10,000 per violation and court-ordered destruction of materials that present Tylenol as safe for pregnant women or children.
- The complaint alleges Johnson & Johnson fraudulently shifted Tylenol-related liabilities to Kenvue to shield assets.
- Kenvue defends acetaminophen as the safest analgesic option in pregnancy and vows to fight the suit, while J&J points to its consumer-health spin-off assigning Tylenol obligations to Kenvue.
- The filing follows recent claims by President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and comes as related federal cases have produced dismissals now on appeal.