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• Information About Hair Relaxer Injury Lawsuits To Be Provided on Plaintiff Fact Sheets

  December 28, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is calling for all plaintiffs, who have filed thousands of hair relaxer injury lawsuits nationwide, to submit Plaintiff Fact Sheets to aid in the selection of appropriate bellwether cases.

• Competing Plans For Hair Relaxer Lawsuit Bellwether Trials To Be Submitted by Parties in MDL

  December 15, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has granted parties in thousands of hair relaxer lawsuits until December 18 to submit competing bellwether trial plans.

• Hair Relaxer Lawsuits Cleared To Move Forward, After Judge Rejects Motion to Dismiss Master Complaint

  November 14, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is allowing hair relaxer lawsuits to move forward after rejecting a motion by manufacturers to have the cases thrown out.

• Prenatal Exposure to Hormone Disrupting Chemicals Linked to Weight Gain Later in Life, Study Warns

  October 27, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study links exposure to PFAS and other endocrine disruptors in the womb to rapid weight gain later in life.

• Nearly 6,000 Hair Relaxer Lawsuits Filed in Federal MDL by Women Diagnosed with Uterine Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Other Injuries

  October 24, 2023

  Austin Kirk

  Manufacturers of Just for Me, Dark & Lovely and other hair relaxer products now face nearly 6,000 lawsuits by women who say use of the chemical straighteners led to uterine cancer, ovarian cancer ,endometriosis and other health problems.

• Discovery Moving Forward in Hair Relaxer Kit Lawsuits Over Cancer Risks

  October 5, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties worked out various discovery disputes at a recent status conference over hair relaxer kit cancer lawsuits.

• 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.

• 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.