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• Hair Relaxer Recalls May Be Required By FDA Ban On Straighteners Containing Formaldehyde

  October 18, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has proposed a new rule which could lead to hair relaxer recalls for all chemical straighteners which use formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing-chemicals.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.