Tylenol Recall Alleged Mishandling Prompts Lawsuit

Tylenol recall lawsuit: A class action lawsuit looms against Tylenol makers J&J and their McNeil Consumer Healthcare division.
Tylenol Recall Alleged Mishandling Prompts Lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson is recalling all Tylenol arthritis medicine after capsule were found to be contaminated. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
7/12/2010
Updated:
10/1/2015
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After Johnson & Johnson recalled all of its Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, and Zyrtec medicine a number of law suits followed against J&J. (Scott Olsen/Getty Images)
The Tylenol recall of April 30, involving Children’s Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, and Zyrtec has provoked consumers to file a class-action lawsuit.

The suit is against Tylenol makers Johnson & Johnson and their McNeil Consumer Healthcare division, concerning the company’s alleged failure to compensate Tylenol consumers who purchased the recalled products.

The consumers demand proper compensation for the “drug payments and overpayments” that they had made for the children’s medications, according to court documents obtained by The Epoch Times.

The six different Illinois consumers – who filed five separate class-action lawsuits – seek a full cash refund for all who purchased McNeil’s recalled children’s drugs, accusing the company of “flagrantly” violating FDA policies in its manufacturing processes and incorrectly recalling its products.

The plaintiffs alleged that McNeil had previously refused to grant compensation to those consumers who could not present the required information – such as specific lot numbers and expiration dates of the recalled drug – for a full refund or a “high valued coupon” for a product replacement.

Consumers who had fully used or disposed of the recalled product, or could not provide the necessary information were denied of their requests for reimbursements, according to the documents.

Those who did provide the required information were granted refunds or coupons for a new bottle of medicine. These coupons, however, became obsolete after McNeil stopped producing the children’s medications, according to the documents.

The products in question were recalled on April 30 due to a failure to meet quality control standards, The Epoch Times previously reported.

Tylenol makers stipulate that the callback was “voluntary” and “only certain products are being recalled” in a statement released on Thursday, adding that those who have consumed the recalled medications are unlikely to see serious adverse health effects.