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• Consolidated Class Action Lawsuit Against Hair Relaxer Manufacturers Filed in Federal MDL

  August 17, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs have filed a hair relaxer consolidated class action lawsuit, which will make it easier for new claims to be filed against the manufacturers.

• Short Form Complaint For Filing New Hair Relaxer Lawsuits Approved in MDL

  August 8, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has approved a standardized Short-Form Complaint for hair relaxer lawsuits, which will streamline the filing process for new claims.

• Bellwether Plan for Hair Relaxer Lawsuits To Be Proposed By Parties in Federal MDL

  August 3, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is calling on parties involved in hair relaxer lawsuits to present a plan for the selection of early bellwether trial cases by November 10.

• Chemical Hair Straightener Lawsuit Over Uterine Cancer Risk Filed Against L’Oreal, Other Manufacturers

  July 17, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  An Arkansas woman's chemical hair straightener lawsuit says she used the products for decades without being warned they could cause uterine cancer.

• Hair Relaxer Manufacturers File Motion to Dismiss Master Personal Injury Complaint, As “Traditional” Discovery Gets Underway

  July 7, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Hair relaxer manufacturers are seeking to have the Master Complaint dismissed, saying it fails to identify specific defects in specific products which could have caused plaintiffs' cancer.

• Endometrial Cancer Caused By Hair Relaxer Chemicals in Dark & Lovely, Mizini and Optimum: Lawsuit

  June 21, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A hair relaxer lawsuit blames years of exposure to chemical straighteners for a woman's endometrial cancer diagnosis and subsequent hysterectomy.

• Court Considering Proposal That Limits Discovery to Link Between Hair Relaxers and Cancer

  June 8, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Defendants want to divide the discovery process to focus on the causal links between hair relaxers and cancer.

• Master Complaint For Hair Relaxer Lawsuits Filed in Federal MDL

  May 22, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs have filed a Master Complaint in consolidated hair relaxer litigation, which will help make direct filing of cases to the MDL court easier.

• Lawsuit Alleges Uterine Cancer Caused By Dark & Lovely and Other Hair Relaxers Resulted in Need for Hysterectomy

  May 12, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman diagnosed with uterine cancer after decades of hair relaxer use says she had to undergo a hysterectomy and other procedures to get the cancer under control.

• Lawsuit Against Dark & Lovely, Just for Me and Other Hair Relaxer Manufacturers Alleges Perm Kits Caused Endometrial Cancer

  May 5, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A Pennsylvania woman has filed a lawsuit against various hair relaxer manufacturers, such as the makers of Dark & Lovely, for failing to warn that use of their perm kits could increase the risk of uterine cancer.