Plaintiffs oppose the plan, which will cause unnecessary delays and many women will die from cancer caused by hair relaxer while waiting for the general causation discovery to be complete
The U.S. District Judge presiding over all federal hair relaxer lawsuits has also issued protocols governing the discovery process, in a likely lead-up to bellwether test trial cases.
Makers of Dark & Lovely, African Pride and ORS Olive Oil products failed to warn women about the risk of uterine cancer caused by hair relaxers, according to lawsuit.
Plaintiff was only five years old when she was first exposed to perm kits which she says caused her develop a form of uterine cancer, according to the lawsuit against hair relaxer manufacturers.
Manufacturers failed to adequately test the hair relaxers and warn about the risk of uterine cancer and other side effects from the perm kits, lawsuit claims
Consumer group urges maker of Dark & Lovely and other hair relaxers to make its products safer for use or remove them from the market entirely
More than 100 lawsuits over hair relaxers have already been filed, and it is expected that thousands of additional claims will be brought in the coming months and years.
The committee will allow younger, less experienced attorneys to be coached on how to manage a multidistrict litigation (MDL), so they can serve as leaders in future mass tort lawsuits.
Plaintiff claims African Pride Olive Miracle and other hair relaxing perms contain endocrine disrupting chemicals which interfere with the body's natural functions.
Plaintiff had to undergo targeted radiation therapy to treat the endometrial cancer she says was caused by perm chemicals.
