When people hear the word “asbestos,” a couple of ideas are likely to instantly come to mind. The first, of course, is the fiber’s link to a type of lung cancer known as mesothelioma. Once a staple of the construction industry, asbestos was praised for its insulating properties and was used extensively in the construction of houses and other structures. It wasn’t until asbestos became synonymous with mesothelioma ...
Think Asbestos is Banned? Think Again.
Posted April 26, 2022 in Product News and Recalls
Reuters Exposes Johnson & Johnson’s “Project Plato” Plan to Avoid Talc Asbestos Liability
Posted February 28, 2022 in Product News and Recalls
“It is critical that any activities related to Project Plato, including the mere fact the project exists, be kept in strict confidence.” ~ Chris Andrew, attorney for Johnson & Johnson
Project Plato was the internal code name given within Johnson & Johnson to its plan to conduct a Texas two-step bankruptcy, or what is more technically known as a “divisive merger,” to redirect plaintiffs’ talc asbestos lawsuits away from ...
continue reading...Johnson & Johnson Legal Exploit Spurs Congressional Reaction, Legislation
Posted November 23, 2021 in Product News and Recalls
Recoiling in horror from the unconscionable exploit of the American legal system perpetuated by Johnson & Johnson in sidestepping its liability for millions of potential cases of cancer across the country, members of Congress have introduced the Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021. The legislation would help close the kind of legal loopholes that J&J used to unload its talc asbestos liability onto a newly created ...
Johnson & Johnson Uses Legal Exploit to Evade Talc Asbestos Liability
Posted November 11, 2021 in Product News and Recalls
Well, they did it. To anyone who was hoping that the corporation once revered as one of the world’s most trusted and wholesome names in healthcare goods would abandon a plan so sinister that it drew criticism even at its mere mention, Johnson & Johnson would like you to know that your hope was woefully misplaced.
When reports surfaced ...
continue reading...Did Johnson & Johnson Target Black Women with Asbestos-Contaminated Talc?
Posted August 10, 2021 in Product News and Recalls
The legal battle over the presence of asbestos in Johnson & Johnson talc products took an insidious turn last month as a Black women’s group accused the world’s largest healthcare goods manufacturer of deliberately targeting Black communities with asbestos-laden talc products. The National Council of Negro Women offered the frequently found free samples of talc powder at neighborhood beauty salons and the company’s ...
Johnson & Johnson Exploring Bankruptcy Protection over Talc Asbestos Claims
Posted August 3, 2021 in Product News and Recalls
It doesn’t take a long memory to recall a time when Johnson & Johnson might have been one of the most trusted pharmaceutical and health care brands in the world. The company’s marketing was the epitome of wholesomeness – adorable babies, “No Tears” shampoos, healthy families, “ouchless” Band-Aids. Throw in a slice of apple pie and its public relations campaigns were nothing short ...
