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Consumer & other / MDL 3060

Chemical hair relaxers

Claims about hair relaxer marketing, product use, and alleged injuries.

Pending federal MDLBrief reviewed October 27, 2026
12,381pending federal actionsJPML · October 1, 2026
THE CASE AT A GLANCE

Case information

Hair Relaxer Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation

MDL number
3060
Transferee district
ILN
Presiding judge
Mary M. Rowland
Master docket
1:23-cv-818
Transferred
02/06/2023
Total actions (historical)
16,828

Counts cover federal actions recorded in this MDL, not all people with similar injuries or cases in state court. JPML source ↗

Current status & progress

The JPML lists the hair relaxer litigation in the Northern District of Illinois before Judge Mary M. Rowland. The court publishes a plaintiff fact sheet requiring product, use, and injury information. The latest trial schedule has not been verified for this brief.

Selected court-source coverage

This brief summarizes the linked sources. It is not a complete docket review. Pending status alone does not establish that a claim is timely or that a firm is accepting it.

Settlement information

No settlement program or enrollment deadline has been verified for this brief. This is an evidence-collection summary, not an eligibility decision.

Settlement eligibility can depend on product, injury, filing date, defendant, and program-specific rules. This site does not calculate payouts.

Important dates

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  • Product brands and frequency and years of use
  • Diagnosis, diagnosis date, and treatment information
  • Where the products were used and purchased
  • Existing attorney or prior filing

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Sources & record coverage

Primary sources checked October 27, 2026. Current public pages can lag the official PACER docket. Read our methodology.