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Court Holds Prop 65 TiO2 Warning Violates First Amendment in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Industry Win

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In a decision building on a string of recent industry wins, a federal district court granted a permanent injunction, which extended an earlier issued preliminary injunction, prohibiting the filing of new lawsuits to enforce...more

Goldberg Segalla

[Webinar] Cosmetic Talc Litigation: Recent Developments and Trends - August 7th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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With events in talc litigation happening on an almost daily basis, this is a must-see webinar exploring the most recent developments, major verdicts, and decisions in cosmetic talc litigation. Join attorneys from our Toxic...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Hair Products with Formaldehyde Are Going Out of Style: Is Your Organization Ready for the Change?

On June 13, the Biden Administration released its Spring 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which announced its plan to propose a rule that would ban the inclusion of formaldehyde and other...more

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Proposition 65 Quarterly Highlights - March & June 2023: Prop. 65 Plaintiffs are “Fishing” for More…

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Downey Brand’s latest roundup of Proposition 65 Notices of Violation (“Notices”) summarizes the Notices filed in the first two quarters of 2023. Between the first and second quarters of 2023, citizen plaintiff groups...more

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Lawsuit Claims L’Oreal’s Hair Straighteners Cause Cancer

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A Missouri woman has sued L’Oreal, along with several other beauty companies, alleging that she developed uterine cancer as a result of using their hair straightening products. Per the lawsuit, her cancer was “directly and...more

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New Lawsuit Alleges L’Oréal Hair Straightening Product Causes Uterine Cancer

Recently, a Missouri woman filed a product liability lawsuit against French-cosmetic giant L’Oréal, claiming the company’s hair-straightening products contained dangerous chemicals that caused her to develop uterine cancer....more

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Consumer products regulations on the rise for 1,4-Dioxane

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In a growing trend to regulate the chemicals contained in consumer products, numerous states are enacting laws and regulations to address the presence of 1,4-dioxane in consumer products. 1,4-dioxane is a synthetic industrial...more

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Proposition 65 Notices of the Month – January 2022: Lead in Food Products including Dietary Supplements and Spices Remain a...

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As compared to prior months, the start of the new year was relatively “slow” in terms of the number of Proposition (“Prop. 65”) Notices of Violation (“Notices”) that citizen plaintiff groups issued alleging new Prop. 65...more

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2021 Prop. 65 Roundup: More Than 3,000 Notices for the Usual Suspects Including Lead and Heavy Metals in Various Foods, Alleged...

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Twenty twenty-one proved to be another busy year in the world of California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”). Despite the second full year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prop. 65 citizen plaintiff groups remained highly active....more

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Cosmetics Regulation: Where It Is and Where It May Be Going

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On March 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) simultaneously published its independent testing results confirming the presence of asbestos in certain cosmetic products sold by Claire’s and by the girls'...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

Hidden Costs of Common Beauty Treatments?

The “toxic trio” is a foreboding name some associate with common and seemingly innocuous manicures and pedicures. Salon workers suffer higher-than-average rates of birth defects, miscarriages, cancers, and skin afflictions...more

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