US Supreme Court Rebuffs J&J Appeal Over $2 Billion Baby Powder Judgement
J&J claimed that decades of independent scientific evaluations confirm Johnson's Baby Powder is safe, does not contain asbestos, and does not cause cancer.
A bottle of Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder in a New York illustration, February 24, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar
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Washington: The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear Johnson & Johnson’s bid to overturn a $2.12 billion damages award to women who blamed their ovarian cancer on asbestos in the company’s baby powder and other talc products.
The justices turned away a J&J appeal and left in place a Missouri state court ruling in litigation brought by 22 women whose claims were heard together in one trial.