HOBOKEN, N.J. (WPIX) -- A New Jersey woman filed a $160-million lawsuit Wednesday against Sally Hansen and it's manufacturer, after she says she was scalded by hot wax that boiled over in its container.
In the federal lawsuit filed in Brooklyn District Court, Carmen Canas, 38, claims Sally Hansen and Del Lab were negligent in the designing of the container and did not provide on the box proper heating instructions for the product, resulting in an incident that took place nearly three years ago.
Canas says she was scalded by hot wax that overflowed from the Sally Hansen container as she attempted to remove it from her microwave.
She claims she was rushed to St. Mary's Hospital in Hoboken where she was given morphine to ease the pain of the second and third-degree burns she sustained on her lower back, breast, and right thigh. Due to the severity of her injuries, she was transported to the burn unit of Saint Barnabas Hosptial in Livingston for additional care.
"It is unconscionable, how multi-million dollar corporations ... are placing such dangerous products into the stream of commerce without taking into consideration the user's safety," said Canas' attorney, Phil Rizzuto.In a statement to PIX News, a spokeperson for Coty Corporate, the parent company of Sally Hansen, said "This matter is the subject of a pending litigation filed earlier this week. Coty has not yet been served with the complaint and has not had an opportunity to review it. In any event, Coty does not comment on pending litigation."
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In the federal lawsuit filed in Brooklyn District Court, Carmen Canas, 38, claims Sally Hansen and Del Lab were negligent in the designing of the container and did not provide on the box proper heating instructions for the product, resulting in an incident that took place nearly three years ago.
Canas says she was scalded by hot wax that overflowed from the Sally Hansen container as she attempted to remove it from her microwave.
She claims she was rushed to St. Mary's Hospital in Hoboken where she was given morphine to ease the pain of the second and third-degree burns she sustained on her lower back, breast, and right thigh. Due to the severity of her injuries, she was transported to the burn unit of Saint Barnabas Hosptial in Livingston for additional care.
"It is unconscionable, how multi-million dollar corporations ... are placing such dangerous products into the stream of commerce without taking into consideration the user's safety," said Canas' attorney, Phil Rizzuto.In a statement to PIX News, a spokeperson for Coty Corporate, the parent company of Sally Hansen, said "This matter is the subject of a pending litigation filed earlier this week. Coty has not yet been served with the complaint and has not had an opportunity to review it. In any event, Coty does not comment on pending litigation."
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