J&J tried to block lawsuits from 40,000 cancer patients. A court wants answers

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Critics say a legal maneuver by one of the world's wealthiest corporations could set a precedent, allowing non-bankrupt companies and rich individuals to avoid liability for wrongdoing.

A bottle of Johnson & Johnson baby powder is displayed on a table. J&J pulled its iconic Johnson's baby powder off the shelves in the U.S. in 2020.A bottle of Johnson & Johnson baby powder is displayed on a table. J&J pulled its iconic Johnson's baby powder off the shelves in the U.S. in 2020.

The cases were filed mostly by women. They claim Johnson's iconic talc baby powder was contaminated with asbestos, which caused their mesothelioma or ovarian cancers.it would suspend all talc baby powder sales worldwide, has denied any wrongdoing. Katyal acknowledged criticism that a"big company that has all these profits is somehow trying to evade liability."

In October of last year, J&J — which is headquartered in New Jersey — used a wrinkle in Texas state law to spin off a new subsidiary called LTL.Within a matter of days, LTL relocated from Texas to North Carolina and filed for bankruptcy, effectively halting the baby powder lawsuits.on whether LTL's bankruptcy was filed in good faith and whether it should shield J and J from baby powder related lawsuits.

 

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It’s almost like… they don’t have their customers best interest.

Corporation are people… So ask yourself what would happen if a single person caused cancer in 40,000 others… Then you’ll understand the outrage

[Lower level Texas] authorities have opened a criminal investigation… abbottfailstexas desantisfailsflorida Neither belong anywhere near the White House. HumanSecurity

Don’t worry, the liability free injections are totally safe, everyone.

The modern-day Dow-Corning breast implant fiasco

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