Viewpoint: Dissecting HHS Secretary and tort lawyer RFK, Jr.’s Tylenol-autism scam: Billions of dollars of class action lawsuits 

RFK Jr. is relying on select studies and questionable experts for his autism claims, using the bully pulpit of federal power to issue new warnings and guidance that will prove fodder in future lawsuits.

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Mass tort and multidistrict litigation against Tylenol’s alleged links to these disorders have escalated in recent years, culminating in a large federal lawsuit in the Southern District of New York that combined 441 separate cases.

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Those efforts hit a brick wall in December 2023 when a federal judge issued a 148-page opinion disqualifying all of the expert witnesses provided by the plaintiffs who claimed a link, labeling their testimonies as “incomplete, unbalanced, and at times misleading”.

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Oddly enough, RFK, President Trump, and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary highlighted research … on Tylenol and autism by Andrea Baccarelli … the same expert witness the court shut down for being “sloppy” and misleading.

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By granting oxygen to these claims, RFK Jr.’s statements have already invigorated the same class-action law firms, which are practically giddy at the prospect of bringing new claims to court against Tylenol to try to force a settlement. 

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