( February 24, 2025, 11:14 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 24 denied the petition for writ of certiorari of health and beauty product retailers seeking review of a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision affirming a California federal district court’s grant of the Federal Trade Commission’s motion for summary judgment and order permanently enjoining the retailers from selling personally protective goods and services because of the retailers’ shipping and refund practices in the face of severe product shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic....