How The Wealthiest Corporations Are Dodging Lawsuits Through Bankruptcy

Thousands of people who claim Johnson & Johnson baby powder caused them to develop cancer cannot sue the company, which used a controversial legal maneuver in bankruptcy court to freeze lawsuits against it.

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