23-year-old woman sues Portland-area nail salon for $1.75M, alleging contracting herpes from ungloved manicure.

23-year-old woman sues Portland-area nail salon, PDX Nails, for $1.75M, alleging she contracted herpes during an acrylic nail manicure on June 1. The woman claims the nail technician did not use gloves and stored tools in an Altoids mint container, resulting in herpetic whitlow (genital herpes) diagnosis. The lawsuit accuses the salon of negligence and unlawful trade practices.