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• 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.

• L’Oreal Urged To Recall Hair Relaxers Due to Cancer Risks

  April 24, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A UK gender justice group is petitioning L'Oreal to either eliminate hair relaxer cancer risks from its products or remove them from shelves.

• Status of Hair Relaxer Lawsuits Discussed at MDL Conference

  April 18, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A joint status conference is being held today for hair relaxer lawsuits consolidated as part of a multidistrict litigation in federal court.

• Hair Relaxer MDL Judge Appoints Attorneys to Plaintiffs’ Leadership Development Committee

  April 14, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has appointed a group of attorneys involved in consolidated federal hair relaxer lawsuits to serve as mentors for less experienced attorneys to prepare them for leadership roles in future MDLs.

• Endometrial Cancer Lawsuit Filed Over Perm Chemicals in ORS Olive Oil, Other Hair Relaxers

  March 20, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  An Indiana woman has filed an endometrial cancer lawsuit against the makers of Avlon Affirm, Dark & Lovely and other hair relaxers.

• Direct Filing of Hair Relaxer Lawsuits in Federal MDL To Be Proposed By Parties

  March 14, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered parties involved in hair relaxer lawsuits to file a proposed order by March 31, which would allow new cases to be filed directly with the MDL court.