Plaintiffs have filed a hair relaxer consolidated class action lawsuit, which will make it easier for new claims to be filed against the manufacturers.
A federal judge has approved a standardized Short-Form Complaint for hair relaxer lawsuits, which will streamline the filing process for new claims.
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 are seeking to have the Master Complaint dismissed, saying it fails to identify specific defects in specific products which could have caused plaintiffs' cancer.
Defendants want to divide the discovery process to focus on the causal links between hair relaxers and cancer.
Plaintiffs have filed a Master Complaint in consolidated hair relaxer litigation, which will help make direct filing of cases to the MDL court easier.
A joint status conference is being held today for hair relaxer lawsuits consolidated as part of a multidistrict litigation in federal court.
A federal judge has appointed a group of attorneys involved in consolidated federal hair relaxer lawsuits to serve as mentors for less experienced attorneys to prepare them for leadership roles…
A federal judge has ordered parties involved in hair relaxer lawsuits to file a proposed order by March 31, which would allow new cases to be filed directly with the…
A federal judge has appointed 35 attorneys to serve in leadership positions in the recently-formed hair relaxer injury lawsuit multidistrict litigation.
