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J&J to Pay $2.1 Billion Talc Award as Top Court Nixes Appeal
- U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear J&J’s objections to verdict
- Award is largest to date in litigation over baby powder risks
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Johnson & Johnson must pay a $2.1 billion award to women who claimed its baby powder was contaminated with cancer-causing asbestos, after the U.S. Supreme Court left intact the largest verdict in the almost decade-long litigation over the iconic product.
The top U.S. court without comment on Tuesday refused to consider J&J’s objections to a St. Louis jury’s 2018 finding its talc-based powder helped cause ovarian cancer in 20 women.