Johnson & Johnson is asking for Supreme Court review of a $2-billion verdict in favor of women who say they developed ovarian cancer from using the company’s talc products. The case features an array of high-profile attorneys, some in unusual alliances, including former independent counsel Kenneth Starr, who is representing the women who sued Johnson & Johnson. AdvertisementLawyers for both sides had presented dueling expert testimony about whether the company’s talc products contained asbestos and whether asbestos-laced talc could cause ovarian cancer. The association fought efforts to list talc as a carcinogen or attach warning labels to talc products. Justice Samuel Alito reported last year that he owned $15,000 to $50,000 in Johnson & Johnson stock.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 31, 2021 10:37 UTC