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• 10 Hair Relaxer Lawsuits Selected by Court for Early Trial Dates

  April 7, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has selected 10 hair relaxer lawsuits to serve as potential bellwether trials after altering the selection process to eliminate non-representative cases.

• Hair Relaxer Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Certification for Medical Monitoring Claims

  April 1, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is being asked to certify seven hair relaxer class action lawsuits seeking medical monitoring for users, following studies that link the products to an increased risk of cancer.

• Additional Talks To Settle Talcum Powder Cancer Lawsuits Set for April 13

  March 20, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Magistrate Judge has ordered Johnson & Johnson to negotiate with talcum powder cancer lawsuit plaintiffs in hopes of reaching a settlement agreement that would prevent the need for tens of thousands of trials.

• 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.

• Ovarian Cancer Talcum Powder Lawsuit Results in $250K Verdict Against J&J

  February 16, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Pennsylvania woman's family was awarded $250,000 in a talcum powder wrongful death lawsuit that alleged she contracted ovarian cancer from decades of Baby Powder use.

• 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.

• Evidence That Baby Powder Causes Ovarian Cancer Should Be Admissible At Trial: Report

  January 22, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Special Masters report concludes that expert witnesses presented by plaintiffs in talcum powder cancer lawsuits are using sound science that can be presented to juries.

• Presentations on How Hair Relaxers Cause Cancer Will Be Heard by MDL Judge This Week

  January 5, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge will receive presentations this week on how hair relaxers cause cancer and other important scientific points in the litigation.