Ok I just asked my mom. She said that he wasn't a newborn like I thought I'd remembered, he was 18 months old. They DID sue the company, but because this was in the 80's they weren't able to get rid of the product like you would be able to nowadays. She said that the oil made him physically and mentally disabled. She said it stunted his growth, so his bones were very thin and fragile. And she said it was not Oprah, but another talk show that she can't remember. He was 8 years old on the show, but he was the size of a toddler.