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Arizona v L'Oréal hair relaxer cancer risk lawsuit 2026
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Arizona accuses L'Oréal of concealing cancer risks linked to hair relaxers
L'Oréal faces more than 12,000 similar lawsuits consolidated in a Chicago federal court as part of a multi-district litigation proceeding.
Arizona attorney general Kristin Mayes filed the lawsuit in state court.
Arizona sued L'Oréal alleging the company hid evidence that its hair relaxer products could cause cancer.