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State of Texas v. Johnson & Johnson — 5th Cir. (argued September 1, 2026)

No. 25-40755 Argued September 1, 2026 Published September 3, 2026

The Fifth Circuit considers who should pay the legal fees caused by moving a Texas Tylenol lawsuit into federal court. Texas alleges that Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue violated state consumer law in marketing Tylenol. The judge sent the suit back to state court but denied Texas its fees. Ashley Keller of Keller Postman will represent Texas. He will argue that removal lacked an objectively reasonable basis and that the judge used the wrong legal standard.

State of Texas v. Johnson & Johnson (No. 25-40755) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, argued September 1, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/OralArgRecordings/25/25-40755_09-01-2026.mp3
Argument record — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-recordings/results?docket=25-40755
Argument calendar — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/court-calendars/sitting?d=2026-09-01
Opinion search, No. 25-40755 — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/results?docket=25-40755&group=flat
Original petition — Texas Attorney General:https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/Lawsuit.pdf
District-court docket — Justia:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/texas/txedce/6%3A2025cv00442/241660
Fifth Circuit docket — Justia:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca5/25-40755
Argument report — Courthouse News Service:https://www.courthousenews.com/texas-asks-fifth-circuit-to-force-jj-to-pay-for-tylenol-court-shuffle/
28 U.S.C. § 1447 — GovInfo:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2024-title28/html/USCODE-2024-title28-partIV-chap89-sec1447.htm
Martin v. Franklin Capital Corp. — U.S. Reports via GovInfo:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-546/pdf/USREPORTS-546-132.pdf
Grable & Sons v. Darue — U.S. Reports via GovInfo:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-545/pdf/USREPORTS-545-308.pdf
Gunn v. Minton — U.S. Reports via GovInfo:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-568/pdf/USREPORTS-568-251.pdf
Renegade Swish v. Wright — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/Opinions/pub/16/16-11152-CV0.pdf
Ashley Keller — Keller Postman:https://www.kellerpostman.com/our-team/ashley-keller/
Ashley Keller case filing — Texas Attorney General:https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/Motion_1.pdf
Geoffrey Wyatt — Kirkland & Ellis:https://www.kirkland.com/lawyers/w/wyatt-geoffrey
Geoffrey Wyatt — Chambers:https://chambers.com/lawyer/geoffrey-wyatt-usa-5%3A25549781

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