Woman amputee due to infection in pedicure wins millionaire lawsuit in US

Clara Shellman won a million dollar lawsuit against a beauty salon in U.S after a local employee cut off his foot during a pedicure. This accident caused his leg to become so infected that it had to be amputated.

The event occurred in 2018 when the 55-year-old woman went to the Tammy’s Nails 2 in Tampa, Florida. As described by the Tampa Bay Times, a worker at the establishment used tools and equipment that were dirty.

“When you frequented this room, Mrs. Shellman had a reasonable expectation that the professionals working there would keep their tools clean to protect their health and safety ”, his lawyer Paul Fulmer told the local press.

The cut was quickly infected due to peripheral artery disease. Shellman, covering the entire foot and much of the leg. The doctors who treated her decided to cut from the knee down to stop the advance.

More than three years after the accident, the salon must pay Shellman the sum of US $ 1.75 million, according to what his lawyer told the local press in a document.

“I was stunned, shocked, crying, and dizzy all at the same time,” Fulmer commented on his client, according to El Espectador, to continue saying that “While no amount of money can really compensate for a life-changing injury, I am happy that this settlement will compensate her for a world of pain and suffering that was not her fault.”

As a result of the medical expenses she incurred to treat the infection, the woman had to sell her house where she lived with her youngest daughter.

The lawsuit against Tammy’s Nails 2 Its filed in May 2020, and in response, the salon blamed the woman for not seeking immediate medical attention or “making reasonable efforts to prevent the development of the infection.”

Currently, the establishment where the accident occurred is still in operation, but since the second week of December it changed its name to Tampa Nails 10102 and has a new representative, according to data from the Florida Department of State.