Series: Legislative Failures

Documenting 50 years of failed asbestos regulation and sustained industry lobbying.

Legislative Failures

Johnson & Johnson’s Texas Two-Step: How a $400 Billion Company Used Bankruptcy to Fight Asbestos Claims

In 2021, Johnson & Johnson placed its talc liability into a shell subsidiary and filed it for bankruptcy — a legal maneuver…

By Marcus Reid · Apr 23, 2026 · 5 min read

Legislative Failures

The Ban That Never Happened: 50 Years of Congressional Failure on Asbestos

The United States remains one of the only developed nations that has not comprehensively banned asbestos. This is the documented record of…

By Marcus Reid · Apr 23, 2026 · 3 min read