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0 pointsscarface_742y ago0 comments

> I'm entirely unconvinced that J&J couldn't pay back everything they owe, to everyone they owe it to, without bankruptcy and the fact that they were able to avoid all of those individual lawsuits is already J&J getting off the hook unfairly and avoiding their full liability.

The amount that can be awarded by a jury is uncapped, there is absolutely no way of knowing whether J&J could pay all claimants.

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shkkmo2y ago

There won't be any amounts awarded by juries if J&J get their way and leave it all up to a single bankruptcy judge.

Once J&J has damages awarded that exceed what they cam pay, thay would the the appropriate time for the company as a whole to declare bankruptcy.

A good first step to make sure J&J can pay all their victims would be to stop paying dividends to shareholders in case they need that money for victims.

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