Texas Suit Linking Tylenol to Autism Sent Back to State Court

Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue Inc. will have to defend in state court claims by Texas that they hid the connection between Tylenol and autism.

The case was originally filed in a Texas state court, but on Nov. 6, the drug manufacturers filed a petition to have the proceedings heard in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. On Nov. 8, Judge J. Campbell Barker remanded the case to state court.

Texas filed its suit weeks after President Donald Trump claimed without proof that Tylenol causes autism in children and should not be taken by expectant mothers. ...