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Investing.com -- A Texas judge has ordered Tylenol-maker Kenvue Inc. and its former parent Johnson & Johnson to register with the Texas Secretary of State or risk being barred from doing business in the state.
State District Judge Gordon Green issued a temporary order Friday requiring the companies to comply with Texas business registration laws. The court scheduled a hearing for December 15 to determine if further restrictions on the companies’ Texas operations are needed.
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The ruling comes in one of two lawsuits filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against Kenvue and J&J. In a lawsuit filed last week, Paxton alleged that J&J allowed its state registration to lapse while Kenvue never registered at all.
In a separate October lawsuit, Paxton claimed the companies hid risks of autism and other disorders in children whose mothers took Tylenol during pregnancy. A judge declined in mid-November to immediately stop Kenvue from marketing Tylenol as safe for pregnant women.
Paxton described the registration order as a "major win" in a statement, adding: "I will not allow Big Pharma to operate above the law or put their greed ahead of Texans’ well-being."