Paxton makes "extraordinary request" to block Tylenol maker from paying shareholders [View all]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking a judge to block the maker of Tylenol from distributing $400 million of dividends to its shareholders amid the state’s litigation against the company.

It’s an “extraordinary request,” the state’s lawyers acknowledge, and one that legal experts say is extremely uncommon at such an early stage in a lawsuit.

The state of Texas last month sued Kenvue, the company that makes Tylenol, claiming it failed to inform consumers about the risk of having a child with autism if they took the medication while pregnant. Major medical associations say Paxton’s allegation overstates the unsettled science surrounding a possible link between autism and Tylenol.

In a new filing Thursday, Paxton argued the company may need that $400 million to pay out its legal liabilities if the state wins its case.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/06/ken-paxton-tylenol-lawsuit-block-shareholder-payments/