
CNN recently took a critical investigative look at Johnson & Johnson—their
iconic brand and products, and their never-ending legal woes stemming
from their asbestos contaminated talcum powder.
The hour-long episode delves into the company’s history, the legal
and congressional debates of J&J’s bankruptcy maneuver, interviews
with attorneys on both sides of talc cases, and portrays personal stories
from three women diagnosed with asbestos-related cancer, who are among
the thousands of plaintiffs awaiting court decisions on how J&J will proceed.
Pamela Brown, CNN’s chief investigative correspondent, states the
following:
“This is a story about the trust that consumers put in the brands
and products they are loyal to. Few companies can claim the kind of brand
recognition that Johnson & Johnson has and, with hospitals distributing
their talc baby powder to new moms and newborns for years, few products
were considered safer. Our reporting illuminates the uncertainty and skepticism
that some now feel about the brand.”
You can catch the whole episode of
“The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper”, Episode “Shaken:
Baby Powder on Trial” on demand or listen to the audio version
here.
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