Johnson & Johnson has a market capitalization of about $440 billion. It's one of the biggest healthcare products companies in the world. The Texas Two-Step is a complex and certainly very controversial move. But I don't think we can call it a shady move yet, not until the legal processes are over dealing with this.
Thousands of people say Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder gave them cancer. They’re suing — but the consumer giant is using a bankruptcy strategy called the “Texas two-step” to limit its liability.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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