Hair Relaxer Case – Equal Justice Society

Hair Relaxer Case Moves Ahead After Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss

Good news out of the multidistrict In re: Hair Relaxer Marketing Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, brought by Equal Justice Society and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein on behalf of Black and brown women who purchased and used hair relaxers which caused them to develop uterine and ovarian cancers.

EJS Lawsuit Against Hair Product Makers on Behalf of 100s of Black Women with Cancer is Impacting FDA Policy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning to propose a ban on certain chemicals in hair-straightening products, as reported by CNN and other media outlets. Because of racism against natural Black hair, many Black women use hair relaxer and related products at a higher rate than other women to relax their hair, likely putting them atContinueContinue reading “EJS Lawsuit Against Hair Product Makers on Behalf of 100s of Black Women with Cancer is Impacting FDA Policy”