AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Office of Attorney General, or OAG, asked a Panola County court on Wednesday to block a Texas company from paying out dividends to investors while its lawsuit against the company is pending.

The OAG's Consumer Protection Division filed the lawsuit on Oct. 27. It accuses Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue of "failing to warn consumers" about an unfounded connection between Tylenol's main ingredient and medical conditions of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It also accused Johnson & Johnson of fraudulent transfer of liabilities when it spun off Kenvue.

The Wednesday motion accuses both defendant companies of further violating those statutes since the filing.

"They continue to falsely assure Texans that Tylenol is entir

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