Mesothelioma Empowerment

News Posts in February, 2023

Feb 10 2023

Texas Two-Step allows Georgia-Pacific to pay out Billions to Koch Industries

In 2017 industrial giant Georgia Pacific was the first company to create a subsidiary unit to offload its asbestos litigation liability which then declared bankruptcy. The tactic is now referred to as the Texas Two-Step and is being used by more and ...

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Feb 3 2023

Appeals Court Rejects J&J's Controversial Bankruptcy Plan

In a win for mesothelioma plaintiffs, a three-judge panel in the Federal Appeals Court/Third Circuit court of Philadelphia has unanimously ruled that Johnson & Johnson cannot use bankruptcy to sidestep more than 40,000 talcum-powder lawsuits. A ...

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