Tylenol
is
a
well-known
pain
reliever.
It
isn’t
particularly
strong
—
it’s
effectiveness
is
probably
one
step
above
spit,
but
it
is
better
than
nothing
when
you’re
dealing
with
pregnancy
cramps
or
a
fever.
Unfortunately,
the
party
that
brought
you
bleach
and
horse
de-wormer
as
COVID
cures
is
still
in
power
and
they’ve
set
their
sights
on
acetaminophen.
And
despite
Trump’s
difficulty
pronouncing
it,
he
went
all
in
on
establishing
a
causal
link
between
using
Tylenol
while
pregnant
and
giving
birth
to
a
child
with
autism.
And
as
dumb
as
that
was
—
it
was
very
dumb,
by
the
way
—
if
you
thought
Trump
had
a
problem
pronouncing
acetaminophen,
imagine
if
he
had
to
get
on
a
podium
and
talk
about
things
that
actual
scientists
think
can
contribute
to
autism
like
the
genes
AVPR1a,
DISC1,
DYX1C1,
ITGB3,
SLC6A4,
RELN,
RPL10,
or
SHANK3!
As
much
as
it
activates
the
schadenfreude
to
think
that
Trump
was
foolish
enough
to
make
the
Tylenol/autism
connection
with
his
full
chest
as
eloquently
as
he
did
(“it
can
only
good
happen,”
etc.),
he
isn’t
the
only
one
who
has
been
fighting
to
make
the
same
connection.
Back
in
2023,
a
judge
rejected
claims
that
Tylenol
caused
autism
and
ADHD
due
to
plaintiffs
lacking
admissible
evidence.
But
after
Trump’s
monologue,
plaintiffs
want
a
second
bite
at
the
pill.
Reuters
has
coverage:
Families
appealing
the
dismissal
of
their
lawsuits
alleging
that
Kenvue’s
Tylenol
or
generic
versions
of
the
pain-relief
medication
caused
their
children’s
autism
are
asking
an
appeals
court
to
consider
President
Donald
Trump’s
new
advice
that
pregnant
women
avoid
the
pain
killer
as
it
decides
whether
to
revive
their
lawsuits.
…
U.S.
District
Judge
Denise
Cote
in
Manhattan
last
year
dismissed
more
than
500
lawsuits
against
Kenvue
and
retailers
that
sold
store-brand
acetaminophen,
which
alleged
that
the
drugs
caused
autism
spectrum
disorder,
or
ADHD.
Cote
had
ruled
the
previous
year
that
none
of
the
expert
witnesses
offered
by
the
plaintiffs
to
testify
at
trial
that
acetaminophen
could
cause
the
conditions
had
used
a
sound
scientific
methodology.
She
said
the
experts’
“unstructured
approach”
allowed
“cherry-picking”
and
a
“results-driven
analysis.”
Funny,
that
assessment
of
the
experts
would
apply
just
as
well
to
Wormbrain
firing
every
member
of
the
CDC
vaccine
advisory
panel
just
because
of
little
things
like
“the
rest
of
the
scientific
world’s
overwhelming
consensus
on
the
data.”
The
plaintiffs’
attorney,
Ashley
Keller,
is
pushing
to
require
a
jury
to
hear
from
the
same
experts
that
the
Executive
used
in
their
findings,
going
so
far
as
to
say
that
not
doing
so
would
pose
separation
of
powers
issues.
Oral
argument
should
start
on
the
6th
of
October.
Pray
for
anyone
who
has
to
sit
through
an
“expert”
bumbling
through
whatever
half-cocked
reasoning
they
use
to
establish
the
causal
connection.
I
need
a
Tylenol
just
thinking
about
it.
Attorneys
Urge
Court
Overseeing
Tylenol
Autism
Lawsuits
To
Consider
Trump
Administration’s
Stance [Reuters]
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
is
learning
to
swim, is
interested
in
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
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at @WritesForRent.