The U.S. 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.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson appointed Judge Robin Ransom to the state's Supreme Court on Monday a move that could have implications for how key cases are decided.
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Originally published on May 24, 2021 6:43 pm
Gov. Mike Parson on Monday
named Appeals Court Judge Robin Ransom of St. Louis to the Missouri Supreme Court the first Black woman to hold the position.
“As the daughter of a fireman who worked and lived in a segregated engine house when he worked for the fire department, this is a very happy day for my mom, myself and my entire family,” Ransom said during a press conference in Jefferson City. “While I may be the first African American woman to be part of this court, I’d like to say I have never lived by a label or by identity that anyone has tried to put upon me.
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