A federal judge presiding over all Depo-Provera brain tumor lawsuits has announced she intends to hold five bellwether trials involving "pilot" cases chosen at the very first status conference for the litigation.
After a growing body of medical research has linked an increased risk of bladder and breast cancer to occupational hazards of hair stylists handling hair dyes, salon workers are now pursuing lawsuits against the product manufacturers over their failure to warn about cancer risks.
A federal judge has issued pretrial schedules for the first two BioZorb lawsuits to go before juries starting in September, calling for the parties to outline all the issues of contention, witnesses and facts to be presented during the bellwether early test cases.
