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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 verdict in the litigation over the product.

Johnson & Johnson must pay $2.1 billion talc baby powder award as Supreme Court rejects appeal

June 1, 2021 at 1:17 p.m.

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...

This Friday, Oct. 3, 2014 file photo, shows the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington.

Supreme Court rules against printer manufacturer that tried to block resale of cartridges

June 4, 2018 at 4:50 p.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court said companies give up their patent rights when they sell an item, in a ruling that puts new limits on businesses' ability to prevent their products...

Obamacare tax subsidies upheld by Supreme Court in 6-3 vote

May 31, 2019 at 1:04 a.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a core component of President Barack Obama's health-care law, backing tax credits used by millions of Americans to buy insurance and preserving the landmark measure...

BlackBerry appeal rebuffed

August 21, 2021 at 9:47 a.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by Research In Motion Ltd., leaving intact a patent-infringement ruling that threatens to shut down BlackBerry e-mail service to as many...

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August 11, 2021 at 7:39 a.m.

The U.S. government can't convert old railroad tracks into hiking and biking trails without compensating the owners of the property, a federal appeals court has ruled. The decision, which resolves...

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