PIKELEY – A fitness instructor has sued Slim & Beauty, a local tele-sales fitness retail company, claiming that a faulty elliptical trainer has caused permanent nerve damage affecting his left leg.
The suit alleges that the trainer was unbalanced as it was improperly designed and manufactured. Defendants in the suit filed on behalf of Norman Nomates include Morpheus Inc, manufacturers of the equipment.
John Stooge, Nomates attorney, claims that Nomates suffered injuries from using the trainer on a frequent basis. Over a period of 7 months, Nomates is alleged to have experienced increasing episodes of extreme sensitivity and pain in his left foot, which after time, spread up the entire leg. After consulting with chiropodists, osteopaths, orthopedic surgeons, and neurosurgeons, he was diagnosed with permanent nerve damage, and he accuses the companies of breaching their duty of care to the public, and negligence.
Nomates is seeking compensatory and punitive damages for physical and mental pain and suffering as well as medical expenses.