Amid a growing number of hair relaxer lawsuits being pursued nationwide, new research warns that Black women could lower their risk of uterine cancer by avoiding heavy or long-term use of the chemical hair straighteners.
FDA decision to ban chemical straighteners that emit formaldehyde comes as thousands of hair relaxer lawsuits are being pursued by women diagnosed with uterine cancer, ovarian cancer and other injuries
A small group of hair relaxer lawsuits will be selected for discovery and prepared for a series of early bellwether trials to help gauge how juries may respond to certain evidence and testimony
Plaintiff continued to use chemical hair straighteners for years after she was diagnosed with uterine cancer, unaware it caused her injury.
Manufacturers challenge allegations raised in hundreds of hair relaxer lawsuits brought by women diagnosed with uterine cancer, ovarian cancer and other injuries, as the Court rejected an attempt to bifurcate discovery
Plaintiff used Optimim, Dark & Lovely, and Precise for 40 years without receiving any indication the hair relaxers may cause endometrial cancer
Chemicals in the widely used hair relaxers caused endometrial cancer to develop for an Ohio woman, resulting in the need for a full hysterectomy at age 51.
Makers of Dark & Lovely, African Pride and ORS Olive Oil products failed to warn women about the risk of uterine cancer caused by hair relaxers, according to lawsuit.
Manufacturers failed to adequately test the hair relaxers and warn about the risk of uterine cancer and other side effects from the perm kits, lawsuit claims
Consumer group urges maker of Dark & Lovely and other hair relaxers to make its products safer for use or remove them from the market entirely
