Strychnine hunt in California finds no new poisoned Tylenol
A 2000 square mile search around Oroville for contaminated Tylenol caps did not reveal additional poisoned capsules. Investigators looked for bottles like the one from Longs Drug Store linked to illness, while a fourth suspicious bottle found at a K Mart carried a note with poison symbol. authorities caution no confirmed Chicago link.
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Chicago
Lee
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Longs Drug Store
Reopened inquiry into Pascual death linked to Tylenol case
Philadelphia police said they are reopening the 26 year old William Pascual death, originally ruled death by own action, to probe ties to cyanide poisoned Extra Strength Tylenol cases. A cyanide bottle was found in his apartment, and his wife questions the ruling. He was a Wharton student and Columbia graduate.
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Chicago
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Wharton School
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Tylenol Tampering Wounds Johnson & Johnson Stock
The Tylenol cyanide tampering crisis has cut J&J shares and pain reliever demand. A Illinois death lawsuit seeks 15 million from Johnson & Johnson and McNeil. McNeil halted Extra Strength Tylenol production while authorities investigate, with analysts predicting a 1983 rebound.
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Johnson & Johnson
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Tion
Illinois
McNeil Consumer Products
McNeil
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Tylenol Users File Class-Action Suit in Illinois
A Chicago Sun Times report says Merle Kirsner filed a Cook County Circuit Court class action seeking up to 600 million in refunds for Extra Strength Tylenol buyers nationwide. The suit alleges defective tamper evidence and seeks a trustee to oversee claims against Johnson & Johnson and McNeil.
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Merle Kirsner
Kirsner
Highland Park
Holstein
Johnson & Johnson Inc
McNeil Consumer Products Co
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