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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.

• 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.

• 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.