(CNN) The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it won't review a lower court opinion that awarded a $2 billion verdict in a case brought by a group of women who sued Johnson & Johnson after developing ovarian cancer which they say stemmed from exposure to asbestos in the company's talc powder. J&J had sold the talc-based powder, Johnson's Baby Powder, for more than 100 years and created several other products using talc. Although they didn't explain their thinking, it is likely because Alito had stock in the company and Kavanaugh's father worked with a trade association linked to Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson had asked the Supreme Court to review a June 2020 decision from a Missouri appeals court . In a statement Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson said the court's action "leaves unresolved significant legal questions that state and federal courts will continue to face on issues related to due process rights and personal jurisdiction."

Source: CNN June 01, 2021 16:30 UTC