What to do if my wife went to a beauty school today to get a perm but she got a chemical burn on her forehead?
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What to do if my wife went to a beauty school today to get a perm but she got a chemical burn on her forehead?
We have a function that we are attending tomorrow and she got her hair done for this function. Does she have a case?
Asked on February 22, 2013 under Personal Injury, Washington
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You may be able to sue for the cost of medical treatment (the out-of-pocket cost; that is, the portion not paid by insurance), possibly for pain and suffering if there is significant and at least relatively long lasting disability or disfigurement; and possibly for loss of wages (if she misses work). It is unlikely that you could recover anything for the function unless it simply impossible now to go (and not wanting to be seen with a burn is almost certainly NOT "impossible" in the eyes of the law) and you paid money to go--in that case, you could potentially recover the cost of the tickets.
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