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• 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.

• Women of Color Face Health Risks From Skin Lightening Product Ingredients: Study

  July 27, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  The findings of a new study indicate social color bias is pressuring women of color to use skin lightening creams which may contain harmful ingredients.

• FDA Denies Citizen Petition Seeking Ban on Phthalates

  July 26, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has rejected a petition calling for a number of phthalates, chemicals linked to adverse health effects, to be removed from U.S. food products.

• 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.

• Ovarian Cancer Risk Among Hairdressers, Beauticians Higher Than Women in Other Jobs: Study

  July 14, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that hairdressers, beauticians and barbers face triple the risk of ovarian cancer when compared to other professions due to exposure to a host of chemical agents.

• 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.

• Hair Relaxer Endometrial Cancer Risk Withheld From Black Women For Decades: Lawsuit

  June 30, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A hair relaxer lawsuit filed by a Louisiana woman claims manufacturers failed to warn women of color that they faced an increased endometrial cancer risk from using the chemical straighteners.

• 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.