from the 0-for-2 dept
Ken Paxton’s bullshit lawsuit towards the makers of Tylenol, constructed on Trump and RFK Jr.’s bullshit press convention during which they pretended that science says acetaminophen causes autism, is off to a predictably dangerous begin. I had a little bit of fun shortly after this turd was filed, primarily as a result of Kennedy himself got here out after the lawsuit was filed to stroll again the claims made within the press convention and acknowledged that every one that science he and Trump cited “just isn’t ample to say it positively causes autism.” And, whereas Trump repeatedly instructed girls to not take Tylenol whereas pregnant, a stance medical professionals overwhelmingly disagree with, Kennedy as an alternative stated girls ought to seek the advice of with their docs on its use.
Effectively, it’s early on on this nonsense, however Paxton has already misplaced on two requests he made as a part of it.
A Texas Decide has rejected a request from Texas Lawyer Normal Ken Paxton to subject a brief order barring Tylenol’s maker, Kenvue, from claiming amid litigation that the ache and fever treatment is secure for pregnant girls and youngsters, in response to courtroom paperwork.
In data filed Friday, District Decide LeAnn Rafferty, in Panola County, additionally rejected Paxton’s uncommon request to dam Kenvue from distributing $400 million in dividends to shareholders later this month.
Now, it’s vital to acknowledge that Paxton is solely doing performative MAGA bullshit with this lawsuit. He’s operating for the Senate seat presently held by John Cornyn, who can be searching for reelection. Wesley Hunt joins them to compete within the Republican main for the seat. All of those males are merely making an attempt to out-MAGA each other.
The TRO request to maintain Kenvue, present makers of the Tylenol model, from stating that its product is secure to be used by pregnant girls and youngsters, was all the time absurd. Nevertheless it was made all of the extra so when Kennedy walked again his press convention claims. Decide Rafferty famous that she:
…denied the advertising and marketing declare, which even the Trump administration just isn’t standing by. The day after Paxton filed his lawsuit, Kennedy stated that “the causative affiliation… between Tylenol given in being pregnant and the perinatal durations just isn’t ample to say it positively causes autism.”
Like I stated in my earlier put up on this: very humorous.
As for the dividend disbursement, for which Paxton depends on a Texas legislation stopping firms giving out such funds if they’re about to turn out to be financially bancrupt, the courtroom merely didn’t have jurisdiction to subject any such order.
In response to Reuters, one in every of Kenvue’s legal professionals, Kim Bueno, defined that the issue with the state of Texas making this request is that Kenvue relies in New Jersey and included in Delaware. “There was no jurisdiction to problem that,” she stated.
All this flailing about can be merely unbecoming, besides that Paxton is a damned state AG. He ought to, and certain does, know higher than all of this. As I stated earlier than, that is performative nonsense designed to do nothing greater than acquire main votes in a Senate race.
However in right this moment’s political local weather, you possibly can see simply how a lot chaos could be generated by an ignoramus like RFK Jr.
Filed Beneath: ken paxton, leann rafferty, rfk jr., texas, tylenol
Firms: johnson & johnson, kenvue
