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J&J Appeal Of $2bn Talcum Powder Judgment Denied By US Supreme Court

 
• By Ryan Nelson

The Supreme Court said on 1 June that it would not review a $2bn verdict in Missouri for 22 women who alleged links between ovarian cancer and asbestos-tainted talc in Johnson’s Baby Powder. J&J believes the US' top court passed on an "extraordinary opportunity" that "leaves unresolved significant legal questions that state and federal courts will continue to face."

US Supreme Court, Washington DC (Brandon Bourdages/Shutterstock.com)

The US Supreme Court will not hear Johnson & Johnson’s argument that its due process rights were violated in a 2018 jury trial in St. Louis over alleged cancer-causing asbestos in talcum powder products.

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