The Tylenol Murders: What Really Happened in 1982? | Dr. Lawyer Breakdown Ep. 11

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Why do products need warnings for dangers that seem obvious? A listener question about the McDonald’s hot coffee case leads Bradford Keaty and Dr. Joseph Ramos into one of the most consequential product-safety cases in American history: the unsolved 1982 Tylenol murders.They discuss how investigators connected the deaths to capsules laced with potassium cyanide, what cyanide does inside the body, and the difficult legal question of whether a company should be held responsible when an unknown person intentionally tampers with its product. Dr. Ramos also explains the legal standard of reasonableness, why Johnson & Johnson’s response stands out, and how the case helped shape modern tamper-evident packaging and federal law.The episode closes with a story from the air as Dr. Ramos shares what learning to fly a helicopter taught him about challenging yourself, even after 25 years of flying airplanes.