Which Hair Relaxers Can Cause Cancer?

What Hair Relaxers Are Involved in the Hair Relaxer Lawsuit?

The defendants in the hair relaxer mass tort are L’Oreal, Revlon, and Strength of Nature. These companies used certain chemicals in their hair relaxer products that were known to be potential carcinogens. The concern is that these chemicals could have been absorbed through the scalp and significantly increased the user’s cancer risk.

The chemicals these companies use in their products include:

• Parabens
• Bisphenol A
• Certain metals
• Formaldehyde

The basis of the lawsuits is the claim that the companies failed to adequately warn consumers about the health risks associated with these beauty products. The lawsuits allege that these companies continued to use these chemicals in their products even after peer-reviewed studies showed a significant increase in cancer diagnoses among those who used these products, primarily Black women.

What Are the Cancers Potentially Linked to Hair Relaxers?

The cancers linked to long-term hair relaxer use include:

• Uterine cancer
• Ovarian cancer
• Endometrial cancer

If you used hair relaxers for several years before your diagnosis and were diagnosed within 10 years of last using these products, you may be eligible. The best way to learn more about your legal options is to reach out to our team for a free consultation. We can assess your options based on the details you share with our team.

What Compensation Is Available in the Hair Relaxer Lawsuit?

The damages potentially recoverable in a settlement or verdict in a hair relaxer lawsuit include a wide range of expenses and losses victims incurred because of their cancer diagnosis. This could include:

• Medical bills to date
• Future related medical treatment, support, and care costs, as estimated by experts
• Lost income from work missed because of the diagnosis and treatment
• Loss of earning capacity if there are long-term implications of the disease or treatment
• Physical pain and suffering
• Emotional anguish and mental distress
• Non-economic losses due to disability and impairment

What Should I Do If I Believe I Might Qualify to Join the Hair Relaxer Lawsuit?

If you received a cancer diagnosis after regularly using one of these chemical hair relaxers, contact our team. The Goldwater Law Firm has team members who are knowledgeable about this case, understand the fight you are facing, and are standing by to take your call. Based on the facts you share with us, we can assess your options.

Our partner law firms help people in all 50 states file lawsuits and otherwise take the necessary steps to join the hair relaxer mass tort. When you hire an attorney, they will work based on contingency. You will not pay upfront fees or owe anything until they secure a payout for you.

Our co-counsel has access to an extensive network of specialists, experts, physicians, scientists, and others who can help develop a compelling case based on the facts of what you experienced. Your attorney will fight for fair compensation based on this case, keeping you updated on their progress throughout.

Understanding the Hair Relaxer Lawsuit: MDL 3060

MDL 3060 IN RE: Hair Relaxer Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation was consolidated into a mass tort in February 2023. This process takes many separate injury lawsuits and treats them as one mass tort for pre-trial motions, discovery, and the initial bellwether trials. With strong evidence, many or all of them often settle instead of returning to their original jurisdiction for trial.

MDL 3060 is currently underway in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, with U.S. District Judge Mary M. Rowland managing the process. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation showed 7,946 pending lawsuits in the case as of August 1, 2024. This makes it one of the largest MDLs in the country at this time.

How The Goldwater Law Firm Approaches Hair Relaxer Cancer Cases

The Goldwater Law Firm works with co-counsel to ensure all injured victims get the legal representation they deserve. We have been helping protect the rights of injured parties for more than 20 years and have earned our reputation as an award-winning firm that gets results.

Along with our law firm partners, we refuse to sit back and let big companies harm consumers with dangerous and defective products. We fight corporate greed and irresponsibility. We understand that learning a hair product might have caused your cancer is frustrating, and you have every right to be angry. Let our team determine your legal options.

When you work with a defective product lawyer from one of our partner law firms, you will have an attorney on your side who understands how mass torts work and will keep your best interests central to your case.