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Health Secretary Kennedy, Trump link circumcision to autism through Tylenol (www.usatoday.com)
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[–] 160 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Has Tylenol sued the Trump admin yet? This can't be good for their sales.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    Nah, their patent on acetominaphen is expired, so they have little real interest in defending it today. Slap another brand on their various meds that don't contain it, and call it a day.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    People who believe the administration and drop Tylenol for Motrin, Kenvue is happy either way.

    Also they continue to own the brand that is demonized by the administration that some people will stick with precisely because this administration demonized it.

    Also reap a bump of people stockpiling because they think the government might take it away.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    This wouldn't be "defending it" like a copyright claim. This would be suing for damages. It doesn't matter how much they care about the brand. They'd sue to get money based on a loss of potential sales (future and present) and any other harm done.

    I could see them not wanting to rock the boat, but I don't think it's a smart play. They'll go down either way if the Fascists want, and they clearly don't care about them enough to not damage them.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    They are saying Tylenol, not acetaminophen aren't they? What typically happens when you defame a brand?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    You get sued out of existence for damages.

    This case? The supreme court made the president untouchable as long as it can be claimed as an official act, and he said it during a white house press conference so it will be deemed an official act.

    So after their entire legal department quit rather than be associated with a case against the supreme leader, they'd find an ambulance chaser to file the lawsuit and trump would look at them like south African diplomat from leathal weapon 2 and say "presidential immunity" then the FDA and CDC would launch health and safety inspections and the IRS would audit the company and every employee from the CEO to the janitor in Booger Hole, WV.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Your question is the kind of thing I expected to find out with my own comment, but the answer barely matters when it comes to whether they will take action or not. Either way its their product originally, something they invented/discovered.

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