Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Kenvue and Johnson & Johnson, claiming the use of Tylenol leads to higher risk of autism and that the over-the-counter drug is deceptively marketed to pregnant women as safe.

Many medical experts have disputed such claims.

The lawsuit, dated Monday, alleges Johnson & Johnson and Tylenol maker Kenvue, which separated from Johnson & Johnson in 2023, knew for decades "that acetaminophen—Tylenol's active ingredient—is dangerous to unborn children and young children. Yet they hid this danger and deceptively marketed Tylenol as the only safe painkiller for pregnant women."

In the lawsuit, Paxton pointed to the Trump administration's claims about acetaminophen's risks, saying that: "the federal government confirmed what Defendants

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