L’Oreal has engaged restructuring advisers ⁠to discover choices for rising US authorized liabilities linked to its use of talc and different ⁠chemical components in ‌a few of ⁠its beauty merchandise, the Wall Avenue Journal reported on Monday.

L’Oreal’s US ​unit ​is working with restructuring counsel Weil Gotshal & Manges and funding financial institution Ducera Companions to handle lawsuits ‌from ​people alleging the talc merchandise prompted sickness, the ‌Journal mentioned, ⁠citing folks accustomed to the matter.

L’Oreal, ‌Weil Gotshal & Manges and Ducera didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.

The cosmetics maker can be dealing with hundreds of ​lawsuits that allege its hair relaxer merchandise might trigger most cancers in girls.

Arizona sued L’Oreal ​and ‌its ​US subsidiary in September, alleging the ‌cosmetics ‌firm hid proof that the merchandise might trigger most cancers.

L’Oreal USA has beforehand mentioned the ⁠firm is assured within the security of its merchandise and believes ‌these claims are ​with out authorized or scientific benefit.