J&J Tried to Block Lawsuits from 40,000 Cancer Patients. A Court Wants Answers

September 19, 2022

(STAT News) – 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. (Read More)