Category: Cosmetics
Cancer associated with breast implants used in reconstructive surgery
Insurance agent Raylene Hollrah was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007. The successful businesswoman, who owns her own insurance company, made a life changing decision; she underwent chemotherapy and had her breasts removed and reconstructed.
Hollrah made the brave decision to go through painful and gruelling surgery and treatment in the hopes she would free herself from breast cancer. Unfortunately, six years later, Hollrah was diagnosed with cancer again.
Shockingly, it wasn’t a return of the breast cancer; it was a “rare malignancy of the immune system” that was reportedly caused as a result of the breast implants used in her reconstructive surgery…
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Johnson & Johnson pay out £85 million to woman who blamed ovarian cancer on their talcum powder
Medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturer Johnson & Johnson seem to be paying out lawsuit after lawsuit these days.
Being in the industry they’re in, you could expect a lot of claims, but the lawsuits Johnson & Johnson have faced over the past few years have been huge.
In recent news, a woman from the U.S. has been awarded £85 million after blaming her ovarian cancer on the prolonged use of Johnson & Johnson’s popular talcum powder. 62 year old Lois Slemp reportedly used the product for over 40 years every day, and she is now undergoing chemotherapy after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012, which later spread to her liver.
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Johnson & Johnson’s year of lawsuits
The worldwide company Johnson & Johnson has been on the end of some monumental compensation claims and group actions across the globe.
The year of 2016 was quite the whirlwind year for Johnson & Johnson; they reportedly lost 6 out of 7 jury verdicts in the U.S. as a result of ‘defective’ products. According to Bloomberg, this year isn’t looking any better.
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J&J allegedly knew of the risks of ovarian cancer linked to talcum powder for decades
There are approximately 1,000 lawsuits against J&J, but there’s no clear indication of whether Walgreens are included in the lawsuits as a co-defendant.
According to the claimant, Andrea Harris, Walgreens was more than a seller of the talcum powder and actively marketed the powder, tailoring it to their shoppers. Harris noted that it “maintains a joint office with J&J in Buffalo Grove, where it develops business plans for distributing and marketing J&J items, including talcum products, specifically to Walgreens’ shoppers.”
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A woman fighting a rare but deadly cancer linked to breast implants speaks out to warn others
Ms Stacey Boone had gone to the doctors multiple times and was turned away, dismissing her concerns as having just contracted the flu. It took an egg-sized lump on her collarbone and a 42 pound weight loss before the doctors finally gave her the correct diagnosis.
Ms Boone had stage 4 cancer.
The type of cancer she was diagnosed with is extremely rare. The breast implant is associated with anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), which is a type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It is a cancer in the lymphatic system which is essentially the immune system.
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Skin creams containing paraffin have reportedly caused 37 deaths in England in the last decade
Medical manufacturers have sent out warnings to eczema skin cream users, as some users have reported that they have caused fires, and consequently 37 deaths.
The majority of skin creams contain paraffin which can soak into bedding and clothes, and therefore make them more flammable. In November 2007, the NHS webpage alerted healthcare staff involved in prescribing, dispensing or administration of paraffin-based skin products of a potential fire hazard. The page states that paraffin-based products – e.g. emulsifying ointment – are easily ignited with a naked flame or a cigarette, so users should take caution when using them.
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Amazon must provide their customers’ personal information in WEN lawsuit
In a recent lawsuit against WEN, Federal Judge James Robert has ordered Amazon to provide a list of customers who bought WEN hair-care products from them to assist in the class-action lawsuit where many consumers documented hair loss and other hair-related problems after using the product.
The WEN-lawsuit is believed to involve over 200 women from 40 different states in the U.S. and we are investigating issues here in the U.K. too. According to the lawsuit, the women claim that:
“WEN products can cause severe and possibly permanent damage to hair, including significant hair loss to the point of visible bald spots, hair breakage, scalp irritation and rash.”
“Award-winning cleanser reportedly contains dangerous bacterium” – 15,000 Liz Earle cleansers have been recalled for its dangerous levels of bacteria
For many women across the U.K., they are going to be shocked to find out that their much-loved cleanser may cause serious health issues!
Liz Earle’s ‘Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser’ has been urgently recalled after laboratory testing showed unsafe levels of bacteria in some of the products.
Not nice…
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Wen hair products allegedly causing hair loss
OUR GROUP ACTION LAWYERS ARE INVESTIGATING THE FINDINGS AND ACCEPTING CASES FOR ANYONE AFFECTED
Celebrity endorsed hair care brand Wen has arguably done anything but deliver on the promise to ‘cleanse and condition the hair simultaneously’.
With more than 21,000 complaints lodged, and over 200 people reportedly affected in the United States, Wen hair products have allegedly made one of many woman’s worst nightmares come true – it allegedly made their hair fall out.
The damage the product has allegedly caused to women ranges from bald spots to complete baldness, and also causing scalp irritation and hair discolouration. This has led to women being unable to leave their houses and suffering depression.
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