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- Hair model Lea Encarnacion had been modeling at a convention in Long Beach
- She claimed a hair-bleaching product was ‘negligently applied’ to her locks
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A former New York City hair model is suing Conair for ‘disfiguring her head’ when she worked for them during a convention in 2020.
Lea Encarnacion has claimed that some of the company’s product used on her tresses by a stylist at a convention in Long Beach left her head ‘bloody and mangled,’ according to court papers seen by DailyMail.com.
The model, now 36, claimed she had turned up to work for the brand when a hair-bleaching product was ‘negligently applied’ to her locks.
She also alleged that the stylist, who had been hired by the conglomerate, failed to remove the product in a timely fashion.
Encarnacion says that this left her with a severely injured scalp, with pictures purporting to show her bloody, scabbed scalp following the incident.
Her hair is visibly gone from the affected area and, according to the model’s complaint, the hair never grew back.
She is working with lawyers from California firm RMD Law to sue for ‘general negligence, personal injury, and products liability,’ the documents state.
Encarnacion is claiming she has been left with a heart-shaped bald spot on top of her head.
Lea Encarnacion has claimed that some of the company’s product used on her tresses by a stylist at a convention in Long Beach left her head ‘bloody and mangled,’ per TMZ
Encarnacion says that this left her with a severely injured scalp, with pictures purporting to show her bloody, scabbed scalp following the incident
Encarnacion first filed her complaint against the company in the Los Angeles County Superior Courts in 2022.
In 2023, Conair filed a cross-complaint for express indemnity, breach of contract, equitable indemnity, contribution, and declaratory relief against Transom Symphony OpCo, LLC dba Beauty Quest Group.
The crux of the cross-complaint is that Conair entered into an asset purchase agreement with Transom pursuant to which Transom agreed to indemnify Conair for any damages relating to any Rusk products.
The case was set to begin trial later this month. However, it appears a notice of settlement was filed earlier this month on February 3.
It indicates that both parties may be working to settle the case and it will eventually be dismissed.
DailyMail.com has contacted Conair for comment.
Conair was started in 1959 by Leandro Rizzuto and his parents, selling hair rollers and dryers.
To fund the company, Lee sold his Cadillac and jumpstarted the business.
The lawyers, from California firm RMD Law, are helping the model to sue for general negligence and products liability
The Conair corporation soon began to grow and innovate, and it is now known creating tools to achieve salon results at home.
The company was the first to create the iconic pistol-shaped hair dryer.
In the decades that followed, the company expanded into personal care, health and beauty, grooming tools, cookware and kitchen electrics.
By the 1990s, most American households owned at least one product in their home.
Popular products sold by the company include the DigitalAIRE Styling Wand and the HeatSense Foot and Pedicure Spa.