Paula Abdul Suffered Burns at Tanning Salon, Issues Personal Injury Lawsuit

Paula Abdul has issued a personal injury lawsuit against a tanning salon in Los Angeles, alleging that an infrared weight loss wrap gave her severe burns, especially on her left thigh.

The 51-year-old singer, dancer, choreographer, and former X-Factor judge issued the personal injury lawsuit against UVASUN West, Inc. on Thursday, January 9th. She claims that a weight loss treatment she received at the salon on January 20th, 2012 gave her second and third degree burns.

The documents were filed at the Los Angeles Superior Court. In the personal injury documents, Abdul alleges that she purchased a SlimStar infrared wrap treatment before going into a tanning bed, where she claims the wrap was applied “negligently, carelessly and recklessly,” and the negligence led her to suffer “severe and painful burns all over her body, with an especially severe second- or third-degree burn on a portion of the plaintiff’s left thigh.”

The personal injury lawsuit alleges that Abdul “lost work and required extensive follow-up care from doctors and surgeons.” She claims that she continues to suffer “great mental, physical and nervous strain, pain and suffering, and loss of earnings potential,” and has ongoing medical expenses related to the burns.

Abdul seeks an unspecified amount in excess of $25,000.

Personal Injury Claims in South Carolina

Financial loss is another term for monetary damages. It encompasses the damages sustained as a result of an injury that includes quantifiable damages like medical bills and lost wages.

The law recognizes that the quality of life of the spouse of an injured person also suffers, and it allows recovery for this injury even though the spouse did not suffer physical injury himself or herself. A loss of consortium case is separate from the injured victim’s case.

A personal injury plaintiff may be entitled to an award of the costs for future medical care for permanent injuries. Typically, this must be proven with expert testimony.

Most states allow additional recovery when an injury interferes with a plaintiff’s ability to lead a normal life. With an elderly client, this could mean the ability to play with one’s grandchildren, to walk and exercise as one did prior to an injury, to communicate meaningfully with others, or to engage in pastimes one previously enjoyed.

Although one might not think that mental anguish is something that will be addressed or compensated in a civil action, this is not so. Monetary damages may be awarded for a nursing home resident’s (or his or her survivor’s) pain, suffering, disfigurement, and impaired enjoyment of life. Damages awarded for the pain someone suffers can be for both physical and mental pain.

The Strom Law Firm Can Help With Personal Injury Claims

Although many of the people we represent in these cases are from right here in South Carolina, our lawyers routinely take clients from throughout the Southeastern U.S. and, in certain types of product liability or pharmaceutical cases, from across the country as well. If you or a loved one has been injured or killed through no fault of your own, contact the South Carolina personal injury attorneys at the Strom Law Firm, LLC today for a free consultation today. 803.252.4800