Johnson & Johnson must pay $2.1billion to women who claimed baby powder causes cancer, court rules

Johnson & Johnson must pay $2.1 billion over claims of asbestos in its baby powder after the Supreme Court refused to hear the company’s objection to a 2018 verdict that its product caused ovarian cancer in more than 20 women.

The company has denied the claims its Baby Powder and Shower Shimmer Effects products were contaminated with carcinogens or caused cancer.

“The decision by the court to not review the case leaves unresolved significant legal questions that state and federal courts will continue to face” J&J spokeswoman Kim Montagnino said in a statement emailed to Bloomberg. “The Supreme Court has many times said its decision to deny hearing a case expresses no view on the merits.”