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This was it: Johnson & Johnson https://www.reuters.com/legal/jjs-ltl-units-bankruptcy-dismissed-by-us-appeals-court-filing-2023-01-30/ https://www.reuters.com/l
by user3939382 4y ago
This was it: Johnson & Johnson https://www.reuters.com/legal/jjs-ltl-units-bankruptcy-dismissed-by-us-appeals-court-filing-2023-01-30/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/jjs-ltl-units-bankruptcy-dismi...
This case is specifically about this strategy in bankruptcy but I wouldn't be surprised to see this decision propagate more broadly.
> J&J is among four major companies that have filed so-called Texas two-step bankruptcies to avoid potentially massive lawsuit exposure. The tactic involves creating a subsidiary to absorb the liabilities and to immediately file for Chapter 11.