A Ridgefield woman is suing a nail salon, claiming she received a pedicure that resulted in a staph infection and the loss of her big toenail.
HACKENSACK - A Ridgefield woman is suing a nail salon, claiming she received a pedicure that resulted in a staph infection and the loss of her big toenail.
Kateryna Fabrizio claims in court papers she was injured last April when she went to New Sarah Nails for a manicure and pedicure.
"While receiving the pedicure they cut into her cuticle. She felt the pain," her attorney, Rosemarie Arnold, said Monday.
When Fabrizio started bleeding, a worker dabbed her with a "green substance to make the bleeding stop," Arnold said.
The substance caused more pain and Fabrizio's foot later swelled, the attorney said.
"Her foot began to turn blue and purple. It wasn't healing," the lawyer said.
Fabrizio went to a podiatrist who diagnosed a staph infection and operated on her foot.
"She had her big toenail surgically removed, which is painful," Arnold said. "She still has swelling and permanent scars."
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The lawsuit alleges workers at New Sarah Nails were careless, negligent and "dangerous."
Fabrizio "suffered severe and permanent injuries; was disabled and disfigured; has suffered and will continue to suffer great pain and torment, both mental and physical," the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and a jury trial.
In an answer to the suit filed Oct. 27, the nail salon through its attorneys claimed Fabrizio was "guilty of contributory negligence in failing to exercise due and proper care under the existing circumstances and conditions."
Attorney Joseph DeDonato of Livingston, who represents the nail salon, declined to elaborate on the answer when contacted Monday.
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