A woman was awarded over RM 1.1 million in damages after sustaining permanent nerve damage following a botched surgical procedure.
The 22-year-old was diagnosed with the syndrome as she had been suffering persistent numbness and pain in her right hand before December 2017, the New Straits Times reported.
Woman Wins RM1.1m Compensation for Surgery-Induced Nerve Damage
After the first surgery, she experienced more pain in her right hand than before and it persisted during her follow-up visits post-surgery. Despite the corrective surgeries, Nurul’s issue with her right hand continues to persist, posing a challenge when performing her daily tasks.
She subsequently filed a lawsuit for medical negligence. The High Court judge made her ruling citing medical evidence, including “expert evidence”, as quoted, showing that the median nerve was resected during the operation performed by Zulkarnain.
“Apart from negligence and breach of contract, there is the tort of breach of statutory duty, a duty owed directly by the defendants,“ she said.
Suzana added that the plaintiff suffered “psychiatric injury”, as quoted, as a result from the trauma and disabilities sustained after the surgical procedure.
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