Nail Salon Amputation Injury

In April of 2017, we received a call from a woman who suffered life-altering injuries while getting a pedicure.  A nail tech assisting with the pedicure used a dangerous and unsanitary tool—prohibited in other states due to inherent risks to unsuspecting patrons—and severely sliced our client’s foot.  The unsanitary tool caused the deep slash to become infected.  The infection quickly spread across our client’s foot, causing major medical complications and requiring multiple surgeries.

Despite doctors’ best efforts, the infection eventually required amputation of her toes to stop further infection spread.  As a result of our client’s ongoing impairment due to her injury, she was forced to make the heartbreaking decision to send her young son to stay with relatives in Mississippi while she treated and recovered.

Our personal injury attorneys acted fast and immediately began collecting evidence.  Our firm’s in-house investigator went to the salon and uncovered that while the salon did not advertise use of the dangerous, illegal tool, there was a “secret menu” provided to salon patrons upon being seated in the pedicure chair.

Our attorneys filed a lawsuit, and discovered that this salon had numerous health code infractions. After organizing a virtual focus group during the COVID-19 pandemic, our team realized the value that Harris County jurors would appraise our client’s damages to be, and we negotiated a confidential settlement for our client through mediation.