> There's at least more money (significantly so!) in J&J as a whole than one of J&J's subsidiaries.
No there isn't. 61.5 billion in this subsidy, while the equity value of the whole company is 76.8 billion.
> If my teenager had a car accident and injured you, I don't get to spin them off into a new standalone family unit and say "gee, sorry, you can't sue me!"
Depends where you are; in a lot of states you wouldn't be liable.
J&J's market cap is a bit over $400B, with assets in the nearly $200B range. I guarantee you the talc subsidiary isn't 80% of J&J's total value.
> Depends where you are; in a lot of states you wouldn't be liable.
Take one of those states, then. In California, the parent is civilly liable if they granted the teen permission to drive the car. Should disowning your kid be a viable way out of that?
> In California, the parent is civilly liable if they granted the teen permission to drive the car. Should disowning your kid be a viable way out of that?
I mean, we have plenty of stories of people divorcing to avoid liability for their partner's medical/end-of-life care costs. So this stuff isn't limited to companies.
No there isn't. 61.5 billion in this subsidy, while the equity value of the whole company is 76.8 billion.
> If my teenager had a car accident and injured you, I don't get to spin them off into a new standalone family unit and say "gee, sorry, you can't sue me!"
Depends where you are; in a lot of states you wouldn't be liable.