L’Oreal Urged To Recall Hair Relaxers Due to Cancer Risks
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
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
More than 100 lawsuits over hair relaxers have already been filed, and it is expected that thousands of additional claims will be brought in the coming months and years.
The committee will allow younger, less experienced attorneys to be coached on how to manage a multidistrict litigation (MDL), so they can serve as leaders in future mass tort lawsuits.
Plaintiff had to undergo targeted radiation therapy to treat the endometrial cancer she says was caused by perm chemicals.
Parties have until March 31 to submit a proposed order that would allow plaintiffs to file new hair relaxer lawsuits directly in the MDL.
Among a group of 35 injury lawyers appointed to take actions on behalf of all women pursuing hair relaxer injury lawsuits is Ben Crump, known for representing victims of civil rights violations.
Similar to other lawsuits against hair relaxer manufacturers, the plaintiff says she was unaware of the cancer risks until the publication of a number of studies last year.
Parties are expected to discuss the structure of plaintiffs' attorney leadership positions in the hair relaxer MDL in the initial status conference
Plaintiff says she, like other African American women, began exposing herself to hair relaxer chemicals at a young age, unaware of the risks of uterine cancer.
The deadly case of ovarian cancer came after decades of chemical straightener use, according to the hair relaxer wrongful death lawsuit