I don't defend J&J overall, but I want to point out: The "dodgy shell games" don't offload legal liability, and is not an uncommon practice to isolate differen

I don't defend J&J overall, but I want to point out: The "dodgy shell games" don't offload legal liability, and is not an uncommon practice to isolate different parts of a business. The shell company is still owned and operated by J&J. And as for why they might stop selling it, lots of companies stop selling things when the public gets a bad opinion of it, even with no evidence that it's bad.