Walmart, CVS Tylenol-Autism Suits Consolidated in New York City

Lawsuits accusing Walmart Inc. and CVS Health Corp. of selling a common painkiller linked to a higher risk of autism in children without properly warning pregnant women have been consolidated in New York.

• A panel of federal judges Wednesday ordered more than 80 cases filed against sellers of generic acetaminophen transferred to U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan. The drug is sometimes sold under the Tylenol brand
• The suits have been gathered in a multi-district litigation (MDL) before Cote for pre-trial information exchanges and test trials
• Cote, who has handled eight other MDL litigations, has the experience to “efficiently ...