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Not represented by another law firm for an acetaminophen-related claim.
Representative is the mother of the child.
Child is under the age of 18.
Mother took acetaminophen-containing products during the second trimester or third trimester of her pregnancy.
Child has been diagnosed with one of the following types of autism:
Autism Spectrum Disorder or is suspected to have Autism Spectrum Disorder and is willing to obtain a formal diagnosis.
Asperger’s Syndrome
Kanner’s Syndrome
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Not Otherwise Specified (PDD NOS)
Autistic Disorder
EXCLUDING FACTORS
Mother suffered one or more of the following complications during pregnancy: Gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, or an infection and related fever that required the mother’s hospitalization.
Child is diagnosed with one or more of the following: Down Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Tourette Syndrome, or Tuberous Sclerosis.
Mother used one or more SSRI drugs (commonly prescribed antidepressants) while pregnant: Citalopram (Celexa), Escitalopram (Lexapro), Fluoxetine (Prozac), Paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva), Sertraline (Zoloft).
Mother used any of the following substances while pregnant: Alcohol, any illegal drugs, including marijuana and tobacco.
One of the child’s parents is diagnosed with autism.
Mother was over age 38 at the time of birth.
The biological father must be 45 years or younger at the time of birth.
One or more of the child’s siblings is diagnosed with autism unless the sibling also satisfies this intake criteria.
