J&J Baby Powder Victims Ask Judge to Dismiss Bankruptcy Case

Johnson & Johnson should not be allowed to use bankruptcy court to shield its assets from around 38,000 people who claim the company’s baby powder causes cancer, a group representing alleged victims said in a court filing.

• An official committee for people suing J&J asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael B. Kaplan to dismiss a bankruptcy case designed by the company to resolve all of the baby-powder lawsuits at once
• The request, which the committee said last month that it would file, claims the bankruptcy case was filed in bad faith and doesn’t serve a legitimate business purpose
• In court, J&J ...