JPMDL To Mull Consolidation Of Cases Alleging Benzene In Acne Products

(June 19, 2024, 2:35 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C.  — The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) will meet in Portland, Maine, on July 25 to decide whether to consolidate for pretrial purposes cases that allege that users of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) products for the treatment of acne vulgaris, including creams, washes, scrubs and bars, were inadequately warned about the presence of benzene....