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• Hair Relaxer Endometrial Cancer Lawsuits and Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits Proposed for Early Trials

  March 23, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Attorneys involved in hair relaxer lawsuits have selected two groups of claims they say should be chosen to represent thousands of similar cancer claims.

• Lawyers To Nominate Hair Relaxer Cancer Cases for Early Bellwether Trials Next Week

  March 12, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs and defendants involved in hair relaxer cancer lawsuits are expected to turn in a list of 12 cases that the parties believe are fit to serve as bellwether trials.

• Court Outlines Procedures When Women Die After Filing a Hair Relaxer Cancer Lawsuit

  February 25, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has put in place additional procedures to address the deaths of women suffering from cancer who are pursuing hair relaxer lawsuits, allowing estates and families to take up their claims.

• MDL Judge Issues New Deadlines for Hair Relaxer Lawsuit Bellwether Trial Preparations

  February 4, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has laid out a series of deadlines for selecting the first hair relaxer cancer lawsuits to go before juries.

• Lawyers Call for Hair Relaxer Cancer Lawsuit To Be Set for Trial

  January 28, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Ahead of a case management conference this week, hair relaxer cancer lawsuit lawyers have asked a federal judge to set a date for the first bellwether trial.

• Hair Relaxer Manufacturers Push for Evidence Many Plaintiffs Did Not Likely Keep

  December 10, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties involved in hair relaxer cancer lawsuits meet with a federal judge tomorrow to update the Court on the status of discovery proceedings ahead of bellwether lawsuits.

• Hair Relaxer Lawsuit MDL Status Hearings Scheduled Throughout 2026

  November 13, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A series of case management conferences have been scheduled for hair relaxer litigation throughout 2026, leading up to expected bellwether trials in 2027.

• Hair Relaxer Wrongful Death Lawsuit Links Fatal Endometrial Cancer to Chemical Straightener Use

  March 4, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A hair relaxer wrongful death lawsuit blames 16 years of using popular hair relaxer products like Just for Me and Dark & Lovely for the development of a fatal case of endometrial cancer.

• House Reps Want to Know Why FDA Has Delayed Hair Relaxer Formaldehyde Ban

  August 29, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Three U.S. House Representatives are asking the FDA to explain why it has repeatedly delayed a proposed ban on formaldehyde in hair relaxer products, after determining they carry an increased cancer risk.

• FDA Ban on Hair Relaxers With Formaldehyde Delayed Again: Reports

  July 22, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has delayed a proposed ban on formaldehyde, and formaldehyde-emitting chemicals, in hair relaxer products until September.