Tylenol Lawsuit Guide

Lawsuits are being pursued against Johnson & Johnson and McNeil Consumer Healthcare by consumers who suffered liver failure after using Tylenol.The pharmaceutical companies never adequately warned consumers of the elevated health risks associated with Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in their product. Acetaminophen has been widely known in the medical community to cause liver damage. So far 200 liver damage cases have been settled for an undisclosed amount in February 2017.

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Medication Type: non-aspirin pain reliever

Injury: Liver Failure

Manufacturer: Bayer and Janssen Pharmaceuticals (Johnson & Johnson)

Total Cases: 700

Settlement Amounts:  currently undisclosed

Bellwether Trial Start Date:  None yet

What is Tylenol?

Tylenol’s main ingredient is acetaminophen a common ingredient found in over the counter medications used to reduce pain and lower fevers. Harmless as it may seem, acetaminophen is the leading cause of liver failure. For that reason, the FDA required all prescription medications containing the ingredient Acetaminophen not to exceed 325 mg (milligrams) per tablet. 

Since Tylenol is an over the counter medication that does do not require a prescription Johnson & Johnson was able to go around FDA requirement, and use as much as they needed. While regular Tylenol sticks to the 325 mg limit, Extra Strength Tylenol has 500 mg of Acetaminophen per tablet. It has been proven that doses over 325 mg do not even work.