Hair Relaxer Plaintiffs: L’Oréal ‘Conflates’ Issues Related To Document Discovery

(September 18, 2024, 11:56 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — The plaintiffs suing L’Oreal USA Inc. and its affiliates in Illinois federal court over injuries allegedly cause by toxic chemicals in hair relaxer products filed a reply brief in support of their motion to enforce discovery orders arguing that documents held by its parent company, L’Oréal SA, are within the control of L’Oréal USA for discovery purposes and that L’Oréal USA’s opposition to the motion “conflates” the unrelated issues of how discovery searches will be conducted versus what evidence is generally relevant and discoverable....