Hair relaxer lawsuits have been filed in four different federal district courts, and it is expected that hundreds of additional claims will be filed over uterine cancer, breast cancer, fibroids and other injuries
Plaintiffs seek refunds and medical monitoring for women who bought and were exposed to Dark & Lovely hair relaxer chemicals
Lawsuit alleges Unilever waited to recall dry shampoo contaminated with benzene in the aerosol spray products, in order to maximize profits once benzene was detected.
Plaintiff began using the products when she was only 10 years old, claiming chemicals in the hair relaxers caused uterine cancer to develop when she was 39 years old
Plaintiff was diagnosed with uterine fibroids at 29, and had to undergo a hysterectomy by age 41 according to the hair relaxer lawsuit.
Plaintiff alleges hair relaxer caused uterine fibroids when she was only 22, after exposure to toxic chemicals in L'Oreal products since she was six years old
Lawsuit alleges chemicals in popular hair relaxers caused uterine cancer to develop, pointing to studies that link harmful chemicals in the products to serious health risks for women
Regular exposure to chemicals in hair relaxer may cause uterine cancer, with risk significantly higher among African American women
