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Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy deal, which will reach the Supreme Court for oral argument on Monday, is just one of many examples of recent unorthodox civil procedure maneuvers in public harms litigation. From the Catholic Diocese and Boy Scouts in their respective abuse cases to Johnson & Johnson’s talc litigation, 3M’s earplug case, and Revlon’s hair straightener case, corporations are turning to bankruptcy court over the traditional civil litigation process. Bankruptcy and its special powers are being used to compensate … Read the rest