Studies have shown users of hair relaxer products have a significantly increased risk of developing uterine, endometrial, and ovarian cancers. This serious health risk associated with these products has resulted in multiple lawsuits against the manufacturers of these products. The number of different products and different manufacturers involved in these lawsuits offers unique challenges compared to other pharmaceutical device or cosmetic cases. 

Currently, there are at least 16 different manufacturer defendants of the various hair relaxer products involved in litigation. These manufacturers include: Avlon Industries, Inc; Beauty Bell Enterprises, LLC; Dabur International Ltd. (“Dabur”); Dermoviva Skin Essentials, Inc. (“Dermoviva”); House of Cheatham LLC; L’Oréal USA; Luster Products, Inc.; McBride Research Laboratories, Inc.; Namasté Laboratories, LLC (“Namasté”); Revlon, Inc.; Sally Beauty Supply LLC (“Sally Beauty”); Strength of Nature LLC, Strength of Nature Global LLC (together “SON LLC”); Dudley Beauty Corp, LLC; Wella Operations US LLC; Bronner Brothers Inc.; John Paul Mitchell Systems; Murrays Worldwide Inc., RNA Corporation; and Roux Laboratories, just to name a few. 

Many victims of hair relaxer products have used multiple products over the years, which requires including more than one company in each lawsuit. When multiple companies are involved in lawsuits, the chance of delayed proceedings grows substantially. Delays often occur when some companies are less organized than others when producing paperwork and other evidence necessary for the prosecution of a case. 



Companies can also slow the litigation process down when the coordination among them is not handled efficiently. These occurrences can certainly frustrate the pace of litigation. Therefore, we, the lawyers for the injured, must maintain pressure on these companies throughout the litigation process to ensure the best and quickest opportunity for case resolution.