ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• 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.
• Child was born after May 25, 2020.
• Mother’s pregnancy or birth occurred in Michigan.