Nurse who had Ebola asking bridal store she visited for refund


Amber Vinson, the Dallas nurse who flew to Ohio to visit a wedding boutique before being diagnosed with Ebola, is now asking that store for a refund of $480.
Stephen Malouf, Vinson's attorney, says that his client felt bad that the shop received negative attention because of its connection to her, and decided to have her bridesmaids purchase their dresses from a different store. Some bridesmaids had already made payments to the shop, and Vinson is asking that the money be returned.
The owner of Coming Attractions Bridal & Formal, Anna Younker, said she lost thousands of dollars after being forced to close her store, and found the request hurtful. Malouf said that was never Vinson's intention, telling The Associated Press: "I'm sorry that the shop is upset. This was an effort to help the shop and Amber.... This was a purely innocent request and I'm sorry it wasn't received in the spirit in which it was sent."
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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