The parents of a toddler who passed away after ingesting tainted Tylenol has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson claiming the company issued a “phantom or stealth recall” for the unsafe pain medication, leading to their child’s death
According to Courthouse News, Daniel and Katy Moore gave their 2-year-old child Children's Tylenol on July 22, 2010 and within 30 minutes he began to spit up blood. He died the next day of liver failure.
The Moores’ wrongful death lawsuit claims that Johnson & Johnson "knew of defects, impurities and contamination in the children's drugs and, yet, embarked on a 'phantom' or 'stealth' recall of these drugs to hide these problems so the general public, ignorant of the dangers, would continue buying and administering these brand name drugs to their children."
The wrongful death lawsuit is also being filed against two divisions of the J&J subsidiary McNeil-PPC Inc,, Costco and other companies involved in the distribution of the tainted Tylenol. The Moores are seeking “punitive damages for product liability, recklessness, breach of warranty, negligent infliction of emotional distress, violation of consumer protection law, civil conspiracy and wrongful death.”
If your child has been harmed by Tylenol or another dangerous drug, contact Sokolove Law to learn about your options and receive a free legal consultation.