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Chemical hair relaxers and hair perms are products routinely used by a majority of African American women in the U.S. Scientific research has recently established that the chemicals in hair relaxers can cause endometrial cancer, and other serious health conditions.

Lawsuits are now being filed by women who may have developed endometriosis from prolonged use of hair perms or hair relaxers.  There is a class action lawsuit ongoing in New York that has consolidated all endometriosis hair relaxers lawsuits together.

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How much will a hair relaxer lawsuit be worth?  Victims have many questions about hair relaxer settlements. But the biggest question we get is what settlement payouts can victims expect.

The emergence of the hair relaxer class action lawsuit has prompted speculation on how this litigation will play out and what a hair relaxer global settlement payout might look like.

In this post, our lawyers will look at the potential settlement value of hair relaxer lawsuits involving uterine cancer, and other conditions linked to hair relaxers.

Our lawyers are helping victims seek hair relaxer settlements throughout the country. This page is about how chemical hair straighteners can cause endometrial cancer.

African American women are nearly twice as likely to die from endometrial cancer.  Why?  Everyone knew this.  No one bothered to dig into all of the possible reasons why.  Hair relaxer lawsuits allege that L’oreal (Dark & Lovely) and other makers of hair relaxers put their heads in the sand and put women at risk.

A major new study from NIH has found that long-term use of chemical hair straighteners and/or relaxers can significantly increase the risk of endometrial cancer (and other female hormone cancers). This new evidence connecting hair relaxers and endometrial cancer has prompted product liability lawsuits against cosmetic companies.

New research has shown that women who use chemical hair straighteners and/or relaxers are at a higher risk of uterine cancer. This new evidence linking hair perms and straighteners and uterus cancer has led to a wave of hair relaxer cancer uterine cancer lawsuits against cosmetic companies like L’Oreal and Revlon.

There is now a national hair relaxer class action lawsuit that houses uterine cancer claims. Our lawyers are now actively seeking women who want to seek a hair relaxer settlement for uterine cancer based on the following criteria:

• You used chemical hair relaxers or hair straightener products at least three times per year for 7-10 years.

According to a new study from NIH, using chemical hair straighteners or relaxers can cause uterine cancer. Care Free Curl hair relaxer by SoftSheen-Carson is one the leading brands of chemical hair relaxers on the market today. Many women who used Car Free (or other relaxer products) and subsequently developed uterine cancer may be able to file a hair relaxer lawsuit against the cosmetic companies who sell these products. Hair relaxer cancer lawsuits are already being filed around the country and could soon be consolidated into a class action MDL.

This post will review recent medical research linking relaxers to uterine cancer and the lawsuits being brought against SoftSheen-Carson regarding its Care Free line of relaxer products.

About Care Free Curl and Other Hair Relaxer Products

Medical research released this year shows that long-term use of chemical hair relaxer products can significantly increase the risk of uterine cancer, uterine fibroids, and endometriosis. One of the most popular brands of chemical hair relaxer is Motions®, which is manufactured by Strength of Nature Global, LLC. Hair relaxer product liability lawsuits are now being filed against Strength of Nature and other cosmetic companies by women who developed uterine cancer after using Motions relaxer products.

In this post, we will review the new scientific evidence showing that hair relaxers can cause uterine cancer and the hair relaxer lawsuits being brought against Strength of Nature involving its Motions relaxer products.

About Motions and Other Hair Relaxers

Millions of Black women in the U.S. use chemical hair relaxers or “hair perms” to straighten their hair. The latest medical research has found, however, that the chemicals in hair relaxer products can cause pregnancy complications and lead to premature birth.  Lawsuits are now being brought against the manufacturers of hair relaxers by women who used these products and had a baby born prematurely.

The lawyers at our firm are currently investigating potential new hair relaxer lawsuit cases from women who used chemical hair relaxers or hair perms for 10 years or longer and had a pregnancy that ended with a premature delivery (before 37 weeks). For a free consultation, contact our office today at 800-553-8082.

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Our law firm is helping victims who want to file a hair relaxer lawsuit.  This page is about chemical hair straighteners causing breast cancer.  Our attorneys are assisting breast cancer victims in all 50 states.

Chemical hair relaxer (also known as “hair perm”) products are regularly used by many African American women in the U.S. Recent medical studies have now revealed that the chemicals in these products can cause breast cancer. Product liability lawsuits are now being filed by women who used hair relaxer for years and later developed breast cancer.

Chemical Hair Relaxers

Over 60,000 women in the U.S. get diagnosed with uterine cancer every year, making cancer of the uterus the 2^nd most common female cancer. Recently, uterine cancer has been linked to exposure to certain chemicals, putting this disease at the center of several mass torts, including hair relaxer lawsuits and Camp Lejeune toxic water lawsuits. On this page we provide a simple overview of uterine cancer from a medical standpoint and look at how it has become involved in litigation.

The Uterus

The uterus is the largest female reproductive organ. This pear-shaped organ is often called the “womb” and is where human life begins in the form of fetal development during pregnancy. The uterus is comprised of 3 separate parts: (1) fundus, (2) isthmus, and (3) cervix.