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    Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $8.9bn over alleged cancer-causing talc claims

    Author: Editors Desk Source: The Guardian
    April 5, 2023 at 06:40
    Johnson & Johnson tried to avoid liability with a ‘Texas two-step’, a maneuver to avoid liability claims. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
    Johnson & Johnson tried to avoid liability with a ‘Texas two-step’, a maneuver to avoid liability claims. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
    The conglomerate was prevented from offloading its liability to a subsidiary that immediately declared bankruptcy

    Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $8.9bn to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that talc in its iconic Baby Powder and other products caused cancer, the company said. The amount dwarfs J&J’s original offer of $2bn.

    The agreement follows a January appeals court ruling invalidating J&J’s controversial “Texas two-step” bankruptcy maneuver, in which it sought to offload the talc liability on to a subsidiary that immediately filed for Chapter 11.

    That J&J subsidiary, LTL Management, filed for bankruptcy protection late on Tuesday for a second time with the intent to present a reorganization plan containing the proposed settlement to a judge as soon as 14 May, the subsidiary said in a court filing.

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