Judge Rejects Prior Restraint For Tylenol Ads Ahead Of 'Bellwether' Trial

 
• By Eileen Francis

J&J/McNeil may continue to advertise the Tylenol line ahead of the first case in multi-district litigation claiming use of the products as labeled is linked to liver damage, says a federal judge. The plaintiff asked the court to prohibit the firm from advertising that could taint the juror pool ahead of the fall trial.

A federal judge refuses to limit Johnson & Johnsonadvertising for Tylenol prior to upcoming multi-district class action litigation, rejecting a plaintiff's argument that advertising would influence the jury pool.

Responding to 15 pre-trial motions submitted by Rana Terry, who alleges in US District Court for the Eastern Pennsylvania District...

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