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"Discovery is still proceeding in litigation brought by Jamie Gerardo, who sued Lash Co. for a staph infection she developed after getting a tattoo on her right breast.<br /> <br />As <a href=\"http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/238102-woman-sues-after-tattoo-develops-staph-infection\" class=\"copy\">previously reported,</a> the suit was filed Aug. 31 in Jefferson County District Court.<br /> <br />Court records show that a notice of discovery was filed in the case on March 23, which included Gerardo's answers to defendant's interrogatories and also her objections and responses to its request for production.<br /> <br />The lawsuit states that Gerardo, a cancer survivor, wanted to have tattoos and permanent makeup applied to her skin. On Sept. 7, 2009, a Lash employee was applying the permanent makeup and injured her eye.<br /> <br />Gerardo was paid a $2,000 settlement and returned to the company for breast tattoos.<br /> <br />\"However, defendants failed to use proper sterile technique ... and plaintiff developed a staff infection (sic) which destroyed the tattoo and injured her right breast,\" the suit states.<br /> <br />Gerardo faults Lash for failing to inform her that tattoo ink is metallic based and negligently failed to warn her that the ink can have adverse affects on cancer patients.<br /> <br />She is suing for her alleged past and future medical expenses, mental anguish, pain, impairment, disfigurement and lost wages, plus all court costs.<br /> <br />Attorney Larry Hunter of the Beaumont law firm Provost Umphrey represents her.<br /> <br />Houston attorney Ian Beliveaux represents the defendant.<br /> <br />Judge Bob Wortham, 58th District Court, is assigned to the case.<br /> <br /><em>Case No. A190-780</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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