Wouldn't a company like J&J have lawyers on retainer? If so, then their salary is already factored into their baseline annual costs.
They would likely engage outside counsel for something like this.
Isn't the biggest lawyer payout likely going to the plaintiffs' laywers?
> An annual filing with the SEC shows that J&J paid $7.4 billion in litigation expenses between 2020 and 2021, with the majority spent on legal costs related to talc claims.