REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 13 (Reuters) - 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.
Illinois-based U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland denied most of the companies’ arguments in their motion to dismiss the complaint in the multidistrict litigation over the products.
The products, which include chemicals to permanently straighten textured hair, are typically marketed to women of color.
Representatives for L’Oreal (OREP.PA) and Revlon did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
In a statement posted online after the first lawsuits were filed, L'Oreal said it was "confident in the safety of our products and believe the recent lawsuits filed against us have no legal merit."
Persons:
Sheila Bush, Lawrence Bryant, Mary Rowland, Rowland, Jennifer Hoekstra, Diana Jones, Leigh Jones, Lincoln
Organizations:
REUTERS, L'Oreal USA, Revlon, District, National Institutes of Health, L’Oreal, L'Oreal, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
St, Louis , Missouri, U.S, Illinois, India