Thursday, August 23, 2007

More tattoo clients sue

More clients of an Oshawa tattoo and body-piercing parlour shut down by Durham health officials have joined a $10-million class-action lawsuit.

Longhorn Custom Bodyart Studio was closed after failing sterilization tests, but re-opened a couple of weeks ago after passing new tests.

Up to 2,000 clients who went to Longhorn between Nov. 17 and Aug. 1 were urged by the Durham Region's health department to get blood tests for hepatitis B, C and HIV after it was determined the sterilization equipment had malfunctioned in that time period.
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