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• 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.

• 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.

• Hair Relaxer Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit Filed By Woman Diagnosed At Age 35, Resulting in Hysterectomy and Chemotherapy

  January 17, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman who has filed a hair relaxer ovarian cancer lawsuit says her diagnosis came as the result of using products with toxic chemical straighteners since she was a teenager.

• 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.

• Dark & Lovely and Optimum Hair Relaxer Side Effects Led to Uterine Fibroids, Lawsuit Claims

  December 30, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Hair relaxer side effects led to the development of uterine fibroids and the need for a partial hysterectomy, according to a lawsuit filed against the makers of Dark & Lovely and Optimum.