GALVESTON – A New Jersey woman has brought a federal lawsuit against a Lake Jackson nail salon, alleging the business’s failure to adhere her request resulted in her suffering an allergic reaction.
In court documents filed against Best Nails on Jan. 18 in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas, Gina Burt explains that she sought a manicure and pedicure from the defendant last Sept. 4 with instructions for acrylic not to be used.
“The plaintiff explained that she was allergic to acrylic and asked that it not be used during either the manicure or pedicure,” the original petition says. “Despite the plaintiff’s request, the Best Nails stylist who was giving the plaintiff the manicure and pedicure nonetheless and unbeknownst to the plaintiff applied acrylic to the plaintiff’s fingernails and toenails.”
Burt purportedly began to experience an allergic reaction to the acrylic nail polish following its application. She states that the ordeal prompted her to seek medical treatment at CHI St. Luke’s Brazosport.
Best Nails “recklessly” disregarded her safety, court filings say.
Consequently, the complainant seeks unspecified monetary damages and a jury trial.
Alan Kolodny of the Kolodny Law Firm, PLLC in Houston is representing Burt.
Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas Case No. 3:19-CV-0024