<p>垃圾科学的涟漪效应正在全国范围内引发新的法律行动。德克萨斯州检察长肯·帕克斯顿宣布代表该州提起诉讼，指控泰诺（Tylenol）制造商隐瞒该药物与自闭症之间的所谓联系——这一说法已被广泛驳斥。</p>
<p>帕克斯顿的投诉与卫生与公共服务部部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr.）最近提出的同样被驳斥的理论相呼应，这些理论现在在其他法院被重新提起。这一最新的法律行动以及肯尼迪与人身伤害律师行业的深厚联系，不仅削弱了特朗普总统的议程——还将其置于全国范围内的审判之中。</p>
<p>关于泰诺的极端主张将在本月在纽约成为焦点，此前有消息称金佰利 - 克拉克（Kimberly-Clark）将收购生产泰诺的 Kenvue。那里的律师正在第二巡回上诉法院上诉，试图恢复因缺乏可信证据而被驳回的诉讼。</p>
<p>特朗普总统曾两次以 “清理华盛顿沼泽” 为平台进行竞选。然而，鲜有人知道他的卫生与公共服务部部长在他所推广的疫苗垃圾科学中保持着个人财务利益。</p>
<p>肯尼迪的财务披露显示，他与一些全国最大和最知名的人身伤害公司合作和工作的几十年中获得了财务利益。人身伤害律师们对他在白宫内阁中的任命感到兴奋。</p>
<p>对肯尼迪支持声援最响亮的公司之一正在全国范围内对泰诺提起诉讼。凯勒·波斯特曼（Keller Postman）正在代表德克萨斯州进行诉讼。帕克斯顿在与法律改革倡导者、德克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科宁（John Cornyn）进行的共和党参议院初选中，利用特朗普自己的口号为基于垃圾科学的案件辩护，称他的诉讼 “将帮助让美国再次健康”。</p>
<p>文件记录显示，肯尼迪关于泰诺与自闭症之间因果关系的可疑主张背后的真实动机。根据他的参议院确认证词和财务披露，他仍然从之前为洛杉矶的人身伤害公司 Wisner Baum 工作中获得意外费用，该公司目前正在起诉制药公司。自 2022 年以来，他从与该律师事务所的安排中获得了约 250 万美元，仅在 2024 年就赚取了 85 万美元。</p>
<p>肯尼迪擅长利用离谱的言论和垃圾科学来推动诉讼。他的非营利组织儿童健康防御（Children’s Health Defense）是人身伤害公司的可靠盟友，并与人身伤害律师行业的诉讼努力紧密相连。</p>
<p>我们期望卫生与公共服务部的政策制定受到 “黄金标准” 科学的指导，但肯尼迪对垃圾科学的拥护削弱了这一原则。将产前对乙酰氨基酚使用与自闭症联系起来的公开声明是基于错误的证据，将对公共健康产生负面影响。</p>
<p>几十年来，我的组织一直在监测人身伤害律师的广告及其不准确和未经验证的健康声明。我们知道，当人们看到这些广告时，他们会对开处方、完成处方或寻求治疗感到犹豫。现在，这种程度的错误信息直接来自卫生部长，公众期望他能够提供可信的公共健康指导。</p>
<p>肯尼迪对错误信息的拥护以及他长期以来对疫苗的怀疑已经在全国范围内引发了传染病的爆发。今年，报告的麻疹病例达到了自 2000 年该疾病在美国被宣布根除以来的最高水平。对泰诺的攻击是肯尼迪对科学的最新攻击，将继续侵蚀公众对我们国家健康机构、有效且安全的非处方药物和疫苗的信任。</p>
<p>截至目前，肯尼迪作为卫生与公共服务部部长的行为显示出他对审判律师 “先起诉，后提问” 议程的持续忠诚，而不是他所服务的总统的议程。他的行为也削弱了他办公室的声望以及他被任命服务的数百万美国人的健康。</p>
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<p>肯尼迪与审判律师的关系不仅应该引起公众的警惕，也应该引起特朗普的关注，特朗普是常识法律改革的倡导者。特朗普对司法系统对其政策决策的质疑感到沮丧。现在，正如德克萨斯州的诉讼所示，肯尼迪正在为特朗普设置更多的法庭斗争，将 MAHA 议程置于审判之中。</p>
<p>我们期望我们的健康领导者倡导基于科学的标准。然而，肯尼迪为审判律师清除了基于他所给予平台的垃圾科学的先前驳回案件的上诉途径。在他完成公共服务后，我们可以预期肯尼迪将返回他之前的工作——因为他已经为其成为一个更有利可图的业务奠定了基础。</p>
<p><em>泰戈尔·乔伊斯（Tiger Joyce）是美国侵权改革协会的主席。</em></p>

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<p>德克萨斯州检察长肯·帕克斯顿已对泰诺（Tylenol）制造商提起诉讼，指控该药物与自闭症之间存在已被驳斥的关联，这一说法与卫生与公共服务部部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr.）的主张相呼应。这项法律行动与肯尼迪与人身伤害律师事务所的关系有关，挑战了特朗普总统的议程。该诉讼是针对泰诺的更广泛运动的一部分，受到批评，认为其削弱了基于科学的健康政策，并侵蚀了公众对健康机构的信任。肯尼迪的行为被视为与诉讼律师的利益一致，而非公共健康利益，这可能导致特朗普面临更多的法律斗争</p>

<p>The ripple effects of junk science are fueling new legal actions across the country. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit on behalf of his state, accusing Tylenol makers of hiding a supposed link between the drug and autism — a claim widely debunked.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>垃圾科学的涟漪效应正在全国范围内引发新的法律行动。德克萨斯州检察长肯·帕克斯顿宣布代表该州提起诉讼，指控泰诺（Tylenol）制造商隐瞒该药物与自闭症之间的所谓联系——这一说法已被广泛驳斥。</p>
</div><p>Paxton’s complaint echoes the same disproven theories recently espoused by Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now being revived elsewhere in the courts. This latest legal action and Kennedy’s deep ties to the personal injury bar aren’t only undermining President Trump’s agenda — they’re putting it squarely on trial nationwide.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>帕克斯顿的投诉与卫生与公共服务部部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr.）最近提出的同样被驳斥的理论相呼应，这些理论现在在其他法院被重新提起。这一最新的法律行动以及肯尼迪与人身伤害律师行业的深厚联系，不仅削弱了特朗普总统的议程——还将其置于全国范围内的审判之中。</p>
</div><p>The extreme claims about Tylenol will take center stage this month in New York, on the heels of news that Kimberly-Clark will purchase Kenvue, which manufactures Tylenol. Lawyers there are appealing in Second Circuit Court of Appeals to resurrect litigation that had been previously thrown out due to a lack of credible evidence.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>关于泰诺的极端主张将在本月在纽约成为焦点，此前有消息称金佰利 - 克拉克（Kimberly-Clark）将收购生产泰诺的 Kenvue。那里的律师正在第二巡回上诉法院上诉，试图恢复因缺乏可信证据而被驳回的诉讼。</p>
</div><p>President Trump has campaigned twice on a platform of “draining the swamp” in Washington. However, few people know that his HHS Secretary maintains a personal financial stake in the junk science on vaccines that he is promoting.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>特朗普总统曾两次以 “清理华盛顿沼泽” 为平台进行竞选。然而，鲜有人知道他的卫生与公共服务部部长在他所推广的疫苗垃圾科学中保持着个人财务利益。</p>
</div><p>Kennedy’s financial disclosures show decades of financial benefit from working with and for some of the nation’s largest and best-known personal injury firms. Thrilled to have an ally in the White House cabinet, plaintiffs’ lawyers cheered his appointment.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>肯尼迪的财务披露显示，他与一些全国最大和最知名的人身伤害公司合作和工作的几十年中获得了财务利益。人身伤害律师们对他在白宫内阁中的任命感到兴奋。</p>
</div><p>One of the firms cheering Kennedy on loudest is leading the litigation against Tylenol nationally. Keller Postman is representing Texas in its lawsuit. Paxton, who is running in a Republican U.S. Senate primary against legal reform advocate Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), used Trump’s own slogan to justify a case built on junk science, saying his lawsuit “will help Make America Healthy Again.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>对肯尼迪支持声援最响亮的公司之一正在全国范围内对泰诺提起诉讼。凯勒·波斯特曼（Keller Postman）正在代表德克萨斯州进行诉讼。帕克斯顿在与法律改革倡导者、德克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科宁（John Cornyn）进行的共和党参议院初选中，利用特朗普自己的口号为基于垃圾科学的案件辩护，称他的诉讼 “将帮助让美国再次健康”。</p>
</div><p>The paper trail shows the true motives behind Kennedy’s questionable claims about a causal link between Tylenol and autism. According to his Senate confirmation testimony and financial disclosures, he still earns contingency fees from his prior work for Wisner Baum, a Los Angeles-based personal injury firm currently suing pharmaceutical companies. Since 2022, he has made about $2.5 million from his arrangement with the law firm, pocketing $850,000 in 2024 alone.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>文件记录显示，肯尼迪关于泰诺与自闭症之间因果关系的可疑主张背后的真实动机。根据他的参议院确认证词和财务披露，他仍然从之前为洛杉矶的人身伤害公司 Wisner Baum 工作中获得意外费用，该公司目前正在起诉制药公司。自 2022 年以来，他从与该律师事务所的安排中获得了约 250 万美元，仅在 2024 年就赚取了 85 万美元。</p>
</div><p>Kennedy is experienced in using outrageous statements and junk science to fuel lawsuits. His nonprofit, Children’s Health Defense, is a reliable ally of personal injury firms and closely aligned with the personal injury bar’s litigation efforts.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>肯尼迪擅长利用离谱的言论和垃圾科学来推动诉讼。他的非营利组织儿童健康防御（Children’s Health Defense）是人身伤害公司的可靠盟友，并与人身伤害律师行业的诉讼努力紧密相连。</p>
</div><p>We expect “gold standard” science to guide policymaking at HHS, but Kennedy’s embrace of junk science undermines that principle. The public statements linking prenatal acetaminophen use to autism are based on faulty evidence and will negatively affect public health.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>我们期望卫生与公共服务部的政策制定受到 “黄金标准” 科学的指导，但肯尼迪对垃圾科学的拥护削弱了这一原则。将产前对乙酰氨基酚使用与自闭症联系起来的公开声明是基于错误的证据，将对公共健康产生负面影响。</p>
</div><p>For decades, my organization has monitored personal injury lawyer advertisements and their inaccurate and untested health claims. We know when people see these ads, they are reluctant to fill a prescription, finish a prescription, or seek treatment. Now this level of misinformation is coming directly from the Health Secretary, someone Americans expect to be able to trust to provide trustworthy public health guidance.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>几十年来，我的组织一直在监测人身伤害律师的广告及其不准确和未经验证的健康声明。我们知道，当人们看到这些广告时，他们会对开处方、完成处方或寻求治疗感到犹豫。现在，这种程度的错误信息直接来自卫生部长，公众期望他能够提供可信的公共健康指导。</p>
</div><p>The Kennedy’s embrace of misinformation and his long-held vaccine skepticism have already fueled infectious disease outbreaks in pockets across the country. This year, reported measles cases reached the highest level since the disease was declared to be eradicated in the U.S. in 2000. The campaign against Tylenol is the latest in Kennedy’s assault on science and will continue to erode trust in our nation’s health institutions, effective and safe over-the-counter medications, and vaccines.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>肯尼迪对错误信息的拥护以及他长期以来对疫苗的怀疑已经在全国范围内引发了传染病的爆发。今年，报告的麻疹病例达到了自 2000 年该疾病在美国被宣布根除以来的最高水平。对泰诺的攻击是肯尼迪对科学的最新攻击，将继续侵蚀公众对我们国家健康机构、有效且安全的非处方药物和疫苗的信任。</p>
</div><p>Kennedy’s actions as HHS Secretary thus far have shown a continued allegiance to the trial bar’s “sue first, ask questions later” agenda rather than the agenda of the president he serves. His actions also undermine the prestige of his office and the health of the millions of Americans he was appointed to serve.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>截至目前，肯尼迪作为卫生与公共服务部部长的行为显示出他对审判律师 “先起诉，后提问” 议程的持续忠诚，而不是他所服务的总统的议程。他的行为也削弱了他办公室的声望以及他被任命服务的数百万美国人的健康。</p>
</div><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/op2.png/query-dz02MDA" alt="" original-src="https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/op2.png?w=600"/></p>
<p>Kennedy’s ties to trial lawyers should alarm not only the public but also Trump, an advocate for commonsense legal reform. Trump has been frustrated by the judiciary second-guessing his policy decisions. Now, as evidenced by the Texas lawsuit, Kennedy is setting Trump up for more court battles, putting the MAHA agenda on trial.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>肯尼迪与审判律师的关系不仅应该引起公众的警惕，也应该引起特朗普的关注，特朗普是常识法律改革的倡导者。特朗普对司法系统对其政策决策的质疑感到沮丧。现在，正如德克萨斯州的诉讼所示，肯尼迪正在为特朗普设置更多的法庭斗争，将 MAHA 议程置于审判之中。</p>
</div><p>We expect our health leaders to advocate for science-based standards. Instead, Kennedy has cleared a pathway for trial lawyers to appeal previously dismissed cases based on the junk science to which he gives a platform. After he has completed his time in public service, we can expect Kennedy to return to his previous work — because he has set the stage for it to become an even more lucrative business.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>我们期望我们的健康领导者倡导基于科学的标准。然而，肯尼迪为审判律师清除了基于他所给予平台的垃圾科学的先前驳回案件的上诉途径。在他完成公共服务后，我们可以预期肯尼迪将返回他之前的工作——因为他已经为其成为一个更有利可图的业务奠定了基础。</p>
</div><p><em>Tiger Joyce is president of the American Tort Reform Association.</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>泰戈尔·乔伊斯（Tiger Joyce）是美国侵权改革协会的主席。</em></p>
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肯尼迪的伪科学让泰诺和特朗普面临审判