Some_legal_sages_think 3M will exploit the “Texas two-step”—contrary to my supposition in #msg-167972029: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/j-j-victory-over-cancer-164854208.html “At this point, it would be malpractice for 3M’s lawyers not to try to take advantage of the huge door that has been blown open to deal with their liabilities,” said [Charles] Tatelbaum, a Florida-based bankruptcy attorney and a former top official of the American Bankruptcy Institute. See #msg-168012101 and #msg-167828378 for related info.