J&J Failed to Warn Parents About Motrin Risks, Lawyer Argues
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Johnson & Johnson failed to warn parents that its Children’s Motrin and Children’s Tylenol pain relievers can cause allergic reactions that leave kids blinded and burned, a lawyer for the family of a girl allegedly injured by the drugs said.
J&J officials had studies linking the pain relievers to a drug reaction that can cause skin burns and eye damage and didn’t provide warnings on the medicines’ labels, Keith Jensen, an attorney for the family of Brianna Maya, told a Philadelphia jury today. Maya was left blind in one eye and suffered burns over 84 percent of her body after taking Motrin and Tylenol in 2000 when she was 3 1/2, Jensen said. She’s now 13 years old.