In RE: Hair Relaxer Marketing, Sales Practices, And Products Liability Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:23-cv-00818

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

367 Personal Injury: Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Mary M. Rowland

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  1. November 13, 2023

    L'Oreal, Revlon Can't Escape Hair Relaxer-Cancer Link MDL

    Consumers who allege L'Oreal, Revlon and other companies' hair relaxers — which are primarily marketed to Black women — cause breast, uterine and other cancers can pursue most of their consolidated claims, an Illinois federal judge ruled Monday.

  2. March 03, 2023

    Co-Counsel Named In L'Oreal Hair Relaxer MDL

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday tapped Ben Crump Law Firm, Motley Rice LLC, DiCello Levitt and Douglas & London attorneys as plaintiffs' leadership in consolidated litigation alleging that L'Oreal and other companies made hair relaxers — largely marketed to Black women — linked to breast, uterine and other cancers.