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Ken Paxton\u2019s\u00a0bullshit lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0against the makers of Tylenol, built on Trump and RFK Jr.\u2019s bullshit press conference in which they pretended that science says acetaminophen causes autism, is off to a predictably bad start. I had a bit of a laugh shortly after this turd was filed, mainly because Kennedy himself came out after the lawsuit was filed to walk back the claims made in the press conference and acknowledged that all that science he and Trump cited \u201cis not sufficient to say it definitely causes autism.\u201d And, while Trump repeatedly instructed women to not take Tylenol while pregnant, a stance medical professionals overwhelmingly disagree with, Kennedy instead said women should consult with their doctors on its use.<\/p>\n Well, it\u2019s early on in this nonsense, but\u00a0Paxton has already lost on two requests<\/a>\u00a0he made as part of it.<\/p>\n A Texas Judge has rejected\u00a0a request<\/a>\u00a0from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to issue a temporary order barring Tylenol\u2019s maker, Kenvue, from claiming amid litigation that the pain and fever medication is safe for pregnant women and children, according to court documents.<\/p>\n In records filed Friday, District Judge LeAnn Rafferty, in Panola County, also rejected Paxton\u2019s unusual request to block Kenvue from distributing $400 million in dividends to shareholders later this month.<\/p>\n Now, it\u2019s important to acknowledge that Paxton is simply doing performative MAGA bullshit with this lawsuit. He\u2019s running for the Senate seat currently held by John Cornyn, who is also seeking reelection. Wesley Hunt joins them to compete in the Republican primary for the seat. All of these men are simply attempting to out-MAGA one another.<\/p>\n The TRO request to keep Kenvue, current makers of the Tylenol brand, from stating that its product is safe for use by pregnant women and children, was always absurd. But it was made all the more so when Kennedy walked back his press conference claims. Judge Rafferty noted that she:<\/p>\n \u2026denied the marketing claim, which even the Trump administration is not standing by. The day after Paxton filed his lawsuit,\u00a0Kennedy said<\/a>\u00a0that \u201cthe causative association\u2026 between Tylenol given in pregnancy and the perinatal periods is not sufficient to say it definitely causes autism.\u201d<\/p>\n Like I said in my previous post on this: very funny.<\/p>\n As for the dividend disbursement, for which Paxton relies on a Texas law preventing companies giving out such funds if they are about to become financially insolvent, the court simply didn\u2019t have jurisdiction to issue any such order.<\/p>\n According to Reuters<\/a>, one of Kenvue\u2019s lawyers, Kim Bueno, explained that the problem with the state of Texas making this request is that Kenvue is based in New Jersey and incorporated in Delaware. \u201cThere was no jurisdiction to challenge that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n All this flailing about would be merely unbecoming, except that Paxton is a damned state AG. He should, and likely does, know better than all of this. As I said before, this is performative nonsense designed to do nothing more than gain primary votes in a Senate race.<\/p>\n But in today\u2019s political climate, you can see just how much chaos can be generated by an ignoramus like RFK Jr.<\/p>\n Ken Paxton\u2019s Tylenol Lawsuit Is Off To A Terrible Start<\/a><\/p>\n More Law-Related Stories from Techdirt:<\/p>\n Trump Attacks Leave U.S. Cybersecurity Agencies Hollowed Out And Managed By Useless Zealots<\/a>
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