Can Isueatattoo artist for negligence if the did comply with health and safety requirements?
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Can Isueatattoo artist for negligence if the did comply with health and safety requirements?
I had a negligent tattoo artist destroy my back. As soon as I left the parlor, I immediately went to another parlor to critique me and to see what he had done wrong. They told me he was most definitely unprofessional and negligent with his work. They said that he had not used individually sterile bandages, and taped me with packing tape. They also said that there is a high possibility that he did not even change needles, (which should be done when tattooing a portrait), and also that they had no idea what ointment he had put on my back.
Asked on March 4, 2012 under Personal Injury, Georgia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If someone does not comply with health and safety requirements, you can report him or her to the appropriate licensing or code enforcement authorities.
As to suing: failure to abide by regulations can be powerful proof of negligence (carelessness) or other wrongdoing, so this can help you win a lawsuit. However, you may only sue for actual damages, costs, or injuries incurred. So if, for example, you have incurred medical costs in connection with the tatoo, contracted some disease, or suffered disfigurement, disability, etc., then you would have grounds to sue to recover for these costs or injuries. But if you are fortunately enough to have not been damaged, there's nothing to sue for; the law does not, for example, provide compensation merely for having been exposed to a risk, if the risk does not come to pass and injure you.
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