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• Study Highlights Uterine Cancer Risk from Hair Relaxer Chemicals for Black Women

  December 22, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that hair relaxer use among postmenopausal Black women can increase their risk of uterine cancer by as much as 70%.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• African Pride, Soft & Beautiful and Similar Hair Relaxer Perm Kits Caused Uterine Cancer, Lawsuit Alleges

  May 1, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A California woman's hair relaxer perm kit lawsuit claims 30 years of use resulted in the development of uterine cancer.

• Lawsuit Claims African Pride Olive Miracle, Other Hair Relaxing Perms Caused Uterine Cancer

  March 29, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A hair relaxing perm lawsuit blames African Pride Olive Miracle and similar chemical straighteners for a woman's uterine cancer diagnosis.

• Hair Relaxer Harmful Chemicals Caused Woman to Develop Uterine Cancer, Lawsuit Alleges

  January 11, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new lawsuit claims harmful chemicals in hair relaxer products led to a woman's development of uterine cancer after decades of use.

• Straightener Chemicals in Hair Relaxer Products Led to Uterine Cancer, Lawsuit Alleges

  January 5, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A product liability lawsuit claims various hair relaxer products contained chemicals which led to a uterine cancer diagnosis.

• Lawsuit Alleges Just for Me and Other Hair Relaxers Caused Uterine Cancer, Fibroids and Hysterectomy

  December 22, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A Tennessee woman says she developed uterine cancer and uterine fibroids due to the use of hair relaxer products which started when she was a child.