JPML Denies Efforts to Create Centralized Docket for Cases Relating to Benzene Content in Acne Treatment Products
August 1, 2024
DOCUMENTS
- Order
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has denied efforts to create a centralized docket for cases relating to the benzene content in acne treatment products, concluding that a “number of considerations weigh against centralization.”
In the Aug. 1 order, the JPML pointed out that all but one of the lawsuits are pending against an individual defendant and involve a single product line.
“Plaintiffs here do not allege an industry-wide conspiracy or an indivisible physical injury caused by multiple defendants’ products or conduct,” the JPML wrote. “Nor is this a situation where all parties support centralization.”
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