Phthalate Injury Cases Sent To MDL As More Women Say Hair Relaxers Cause Harm

(February 16, 2023, 2:58 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) has transferred nine cases to the multidistrict litigation for litigation brought by plaintiffs who contend that they have been injured as a result of using hair relaxer made by cosmetics company L’Oreal. In one complaint, which is representative of the other cases, a plaintiff says she developed fibroids on her uterus from the phthalates in the product....

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