$24K Nail Salon Injury Success Story

Aug 05, 2015

OUTCOME: $24,000

When it comes to nail salons, most of us choose them as if we are going to a hair salon or masseuse; but in reality we need to be choosing a nail salon as if we were choosing a doctor. The procedures u ... sed are much more medical than they are procedural, and just as you expect a doctor’s office to maintain the highest level of cleanliness, you should consider the same when visiting your next nail salon. The reason being that for many salon customers, a manicure / pedicure has turned into a personal injury nightmare - resulting in infection, lasting pain, disability, amputation or even death because of a botched manicure or pedicure. At the personal injury law offices of LawSmith in Atlanta we experienced this very situation when a client came to us with a life-altering incident that occurred at a nail salon in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Our client had gone to her doctor with a badly infected finger that ultimately resulted in her requiring surgery. She came to LawSmith feeling hopeless, with thousands of dollars in medical fees, and unable to work. Our client’s doctor reported that she had onychia and paronychia resulting from her nail technician drilling into the nail fold and plate piercing the deep tissue below and resulting in a painful and debilitating infection. After studying several medical reports stating our client had sustained injuries and required surgery as a result of insured’s negligence, LawSmith was able to come to a large settlement with the nail salon that compensated her for more than a year of lost wages.