Woman sues prosthetics clinic, supervisor over accidental scalping

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- A Lafayette woman is suing a prosthetics clinic and one of its supervisors, saying the pair are liable for an incident in which she was accidentally scalped by machinery when she was a student intern at the clinic.

Mirina Benferhat is seeking damages against Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc., a business in Lafayette, and Jason Valdetero, a supervisor at the clinic. Benferhat asserts in her lawsuit that she has continued to suffer physical and emotional...