Claims arising out of exposure to harmful chemicals in hair relaxer products.
While the majority of the plaintiffs in the hair relaxer cases are Black women, what happens in the courtroom is relevant to all of us.
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A federal judge on Monday allowed the majority of claims to move forward in sprawling litigation that claims chemical hair relaxer products made by L'Oreal USA, Revlon and others cause cancer and other injuries.
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