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US Supreme Court declines J&J baby powder appeal, takes up H&M copyright dispute

JURIST

In an order list released Tuesday, the US Supreme Court declined to hear Johnson & Johnson’s appeal seeking to undo a $2 billion judgment over claims that their talc-based baby powder contained cancer-causing asbestos. billion in punitive damages, claiming the 11:1 ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages was excessive.

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Judge Doesn’t Let Trump Back Out Of Defamatory Remarks Made About Central Park 5

Above The Law

Donald Trump’s hot takes on the Exonerated Five have only gotten worse over time — and he’s likely going to go to court over it. Trump for compensatory damages, for punitive damages and for costs, in an pic.twitter.com/ENGc05WPZd — Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) October 21, 2024 Pretty cut-and-dried, if you ask me!