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ceenote ,

Since the summary stops just short of explaining what they're doing: They're creating an LLC (in Texas) that will assume liability for all the damages, but has no assets of its own and exists only to declare bankruptcy so as to avoid paying. It's a loophole that obviously was deliberately created to be used in exactly this way.

originalucifer Admin ,
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this should be criminal activity

godzillabacter ,

It's so funny because it is criminal activity for regular non-corporation people. Transferring assets to family/hiding assets for the purposes of declaring bankruptcy but not losing the assets is illegal. Functionally identical to what is going on here, except they're somehow transferring the liability instead of the assets.

noride ,

Same thing DuPont did to try a shuck PFAS liability onto newly created Chemours chemical company.

albert180 ,

Didn't Johnson and Johnson try the same and failed with their Baby Powder?

peopleproblems ,

Yes, and I'm curious why they think this will work.

Georgia Pacific was found to be liable, not this LLC

albert180 ,

Maybe it's about maintaining the image of being the biggest assholes inside of the United States at this point

hglman ,

If it works, civil suits are dead.