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$5 million jury award in death of year-old boy: The family administered highly concentrated Infants' Tylenol to him without a doctor's orders. The jurors found the manufacturer negligent.

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)

| July 25, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Philadelphia Inquirer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Dawn Fallik

Jul. 25--A jury yesterday awarded a Philadelphia family $5 million in the death of their 1-year-old boy, who died after his parents gave him Infants' Tylenol. Marquis Dunson died in March 2002, just 12 days after his first birthday. The official cause of death, according to the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office, was acetaminophen toxicity.

His parents, Lisa and Martin Dunson, said they did not realize Infants' Tylenol was concentrated -- three times the strength of regular Children's Tylenol. "The important thing is that parents know there are potential problems with Infants' Tylenol, and they have to be super careful,"…

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