Legal Counsel Moves to Challenge Federal Judge’s Exclusion of State Cases in Hair Relaxer MDL

On September 6, 2023, lead counsel in the hair relaxer multidistrict litigation (MDL) filed a motion to reconsider U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland’s recent order that excludes state court cases from a potential 11% common-benefit assessment. The filing challenges the August ruling, arguing that this exclusion represents substantial injustice to the involved parties. For additional details, the original article is available here.