Target, Walmart Must Face Pain Reliever Label Suit; CVS Escapes

Target Corp. and Walmart Inc. will have to face a suit accusing them of failing to warn that prenatal consumption of store-branded acetaminophen may lead to autism or ADHD in children, but CVS Pharmacy Inc. escaped a similar suit.

Makesha Anderson and Crystal Washington, whose cases are part of a multidistrict litigation, both claimed that the retailers’ store-branded acetaminophen products failed to provide that warning. Some studies have shown an association between prenatal exposure to acetaminophen, which is found in Tylenol, and autism and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children, the plaintiffs alleged in the complaint.

California law applies to Anderson’s ...