Jury Verdict for $112,00.00 in Bad Manicure Case
September 2024
Calvin got dragged to the nail salon by his wife one early-fall Sunday so that he could get his fingernails trimmed and cleaned up. Two months later he was lying in bed on IV antibiotics hoping that he didn't lose his finger to the infection he sustained at the nail salon that day. Although he came close, the finger ultimately made an excellent recovery, but that didn't change what the nail salon had done to his life for 3-4 months.
We took the case on referral from a local firm when the insurance company denied the claim and they didn't want to put in the work it was going to get a result on a really tough case. For four years, the insurance company never made an offer. Not one penny. So we had one choice: Go to trial and show them why they were wrong.
That's what we did. After a three-day jury trial in St. Louis County, Missouri, the jury deliberated for a couple of hours and came back with an excellent verdict of $112,000.00 for our client. Calvin's medical bills were fairly low so we did not submit those to the jury. We argued the value of such an injury on its own and therefore submitted the case to the jury almost entirely on non-economic (not out-of-pocket expense) damages.
We have obtained much larger results for clients but hard-fought results for well deserving clients like this are much more rewarding.
Practice area(s): Personal Injury
Court: St. Louis County
