Why Call Simmons & Fletcher for Your Hair Relaxer Lawsuit?
At the law firm of Simmons and Fletcher, our attorneys are uniquely dedicated to your story and your potential compensation. We will connect you with a hair relaxer lawyer who will evaluate your case and determine the best way to proceed. We pride ourselves on our commitment to our clients, with decades of experience founded on Christian values and community-oriented principles. And when we hear about people who’ve been unjustly injured by a product that they thought they could trust—like a hair relaxer—we know that our services are needed to protect the rights of daily consumers.
What are Chemical Hair Straighteners?
Chemical hair straighteners (or hair relaxers) are typically used to straighten naturally curly hair permanently—however, they must be reapplied every 6-8 weeks in order to achieve permanent results. These lotions and creams break the chemical bonds that cause hair to curl, then use a neutralizer to reform the hair’s protein bonds in a straight configuration. Some chemical hair straighteners use lye to complete this process, but there are no-lye relaxers that use calcium, potassium, or guanidinium hydroxide as an active ingredient.
Hair relaxers are largely used by African Americans, but they can be (and are) used by people of all races and ethnicities who have naturally curly hair.
What Are the Potential Risks Associated With Exposure to Chemical Hair Relaxers?
Exposure to chemical hair relaxers has been shown to have significant side effects. Use of these products may increase the risk of certain ailments, including cancer. One study correlated the use of chemical hair relaxers with contact dermatitis, asthma, acute kidney injury, and endocrine disruption leading to hormone imbalance. Another study by researchers at Boston University’s Black Women’s Health Study (BWHS) found that women who reported using hair relaxers more than twice a year or for more than five years had a greater than 50% increased risk of uterine cancer when compared to women who never or rarely used the product.
As a result of these (and other) large studies, we now understand that the use of chemical hair relaxers is associated with health risks such as:
- Contact dermatitis
- Asthma
- Hormone imbalance
- Endocrine disruption
- Premature menopause
- Puberty disruption
- Kidney injury
- Immune system suppression
- Breast cancer
- Uterine cancer
Which Hair Relaxer Brands Are Linked to Cancer
While any hair relaxer that contains endocrine-disrupting chemicals can pose a health risk and cancer risk, certain brands have been named frequently in hair relaxer lawsuits or currently have mass tort lawsuits being brought against them. Here are some of the manufacturers that have been named as defendants in pending lawsuits—sometimes repeatedly:
- L’Oreal
- Revlon
- Namaste Laboratories
- Strength of Nature
- Dabur
- SoftSheen Carson
How Do I Know Whether I Can File a Hair Relaxer Lawsuit?
You may be eligible to file a hair relaxer lawsuit if you’ve experienced a significant illness or injury as a direct result of hair relaxer use. Most commonly, hair relaxer lawsuits involve parties who’ve been diagnosed with uterine cancer or breast cancer after prolonged and repetitive use of chemical hair straighteners.
These types of cases can be difficult to prove, which is why it’s crucial to hire an experienced hair relaxer attorney who can help in your ovarian cancer lawsuit. In order to investigate and support your defective product case, a resourceful personal injury lawyer will look for and gather evidence, such as:
- Medical bills
- Medical test results
- Paystubs indicating lost wages
- Journal entries documenting challenges following diagnoses
Compensation Available in Hair Relaxer Lawsuits
The amount of compensation available in a hair relaxer lawsuit depends on the precise details of your case, including the severity of your injuries, the extent of the damages suffered, and the overall impact that the hair relaxer product has had on your quality of life. Some of the potential damages you may claim in a hair relaxer claim include:
- Medical expenses (past and future)
- Lost wages and loss of earning capacity
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress and mental anguish
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Wrongful death (in the case of a loss of a loved one)
In order to quantify these damages and file a lawsuit for maximum compensation, it’s best to seek the help of an experienced product liability attorney. Your lawyer can help you to identify these damages, find evidence to support them, and hopefully use that evidence to win the compensation you deserve.
Contact a Hair Relaxer Lawyer From Simmons & Fletcher, P.C. for Your Free Consultation
If you’ve been diagnosed with a serious illness after the use of a chemical hair straightener, you deserve compassionate and diligent legal representation to represent your interests and fight for your rights throughout the length of your claim. Upon accepting your case, our team of chemical hair relaxer cancer lawyers will make it their personal goal to work tirelessly and exhaust their resources to:
- Investigate your case and collect evidence to support your claim;
- Negotiate on your behalf with insurance companies and defense lawyers;
- Represent your case in court if a just settlement can’t be reached;
- Support you throughout your lawsuit—legally and emotionally.
Our personal injury attorneys will do all that and more—and you don’t have to take us at our word. We have decades of experience in defending the rights of injured parties, and we’re honored to have received hundreds of 5-star reviews that speak to the experience of our satisfied clients. Call today.
*Some product liability cases are handled in conjunction with cocounsel.
