Posted on Sep 19, 2022
J&J tried to block lawsuits from 40,000 cancer patients. A court wants answers
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An attorney for Johnson and Johnson faced probing questions Monday over the corporation's use of a controversial bankruptcy maneuver that has frozen tens of thousands of lawsuits linked to Johnson's baby powder.
During the hearing, members of a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia asked whether J&J had used the legal strategy to gain "a litigation advantage" over roughly 40,000 cancer patients who have sued the company.
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.
J&J, which announced last month it would suspend all talc baby powder sales worldwide, has denied any wrongdoing.
Attorney Neal Katyal, representing the company, responded by arguing that the bankruptcy maneuver — known as the "Texas two-step" — would benefit victims by producing a faster settlement, possibly worth as much as $61 billion.
Katyal acknowledged criticism that a "big company that has all these profits is somehow trying to evade liability."
An attorney for Johnson and Johnson faced probing questions Monday over the corporation's use of a controversial bankruptcy maneuver that has frozen tens of thousands of lawsuits linked to Johnson's baby powder.
During the hearing, members of a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia asked whether J&J had used the legal strategy to gain "a litigation advantage" over roughly 40,000 cancer patients who have sued the company.
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.
J&J, which announced last month it would suspend all talc baby powder sales worldwide, has denied any wrongdoing.
Attorney Neal Katyal, representing the company, responded by arguing that the bankruptcy maneuver — known as the "Texas two-step" — would benefit victims by producing a faster settlement, possibly worth as much as $61 billion.
Katyal acknowledged criticism that a "big company that has all these profits is somehow trying to evade liability."
J&J tried to block lawsuits from 40,000 cancer patients. A court wants answers
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good morning Brother William, solid-read/share. Thanks for sharing good buddy, keep'em coming like the mighty Niagra Falls, Waterfalls Brother!!!
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Hard to give this one a "thumbs up" when the corporate lawyers can string things along, play the game to the corporate benefit, and lobby (payoff) Congress to solidify their benefits instead of actual living breathing citizens
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