Lead counsel in the growing litigation over hair relaxers have asked a federal judge to reconsider an order that limits their potential fees and costs.

Last month, U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland of the Northern District of Illinois approved a common benefit assessment of 8% in fees and 3% costs in the hair relaxer multidistrict litigation, but she agreed with objecting firm Keller Postman that lawyers with state court cases should be excluded.