Patricia Washington vs. Bin Pham d/b/a Diamond’s Nail Supply

Case Background

On February 14, 2023, Plaintiff Patricia Washington filed a Personal Injury lawsuit in the Connecticut Superior Court, New Haven Judicial District(Case number: NNH-CV23-6130206-S). This case was assigned to Angelica Papastavros.

Cause

Patricia Washington experienced a severe salon accident on January 30, 2021, at Diamond's Nail Supply and Beauty Salon, located at 1029 Boston Post Road in West Haven, Connecticut. The premises liability incident occurred around 1:00 PM when Washington, a lawful business invitee, sat in a salon chair. The defective chair suddenly failed, breaking without warning and throwing her violently to the ground. Binh Pham, who operated the business as a sole proprietor under both Diamond's Nail Supply and Diamond Nail & Beauty Supply, LLC, maintained direct control over the premises. The nail salon injury occurred due to multiple oversight failures. Staff neglected to conduct routine safety inspections, failed to post warning signs near the hazardous equipment, and did not block access to the dangerous chair. The investigation revealed that the business either knew or should have known about the compromised chair but did not take proper safety measures to protect customers.

Injuries

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