SHALINI KANAGARATNAM vs PUSAT PERUBATAN UNIVERSITI MALAYA & ANOR

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

2013 MarsdenLR 1768

GROUNDS OF JUDGMENT

Su Geok Yiam J:

Plaintiff's Suit

[1] In this suit filed by way of a Writ of Summons ("Writ") and a Statement of Claim ("SOC") which was subsequently amended, the plaintiff sued the defendants for general, aggravated, exemplary and special damages for medical negligence and/or neglect of professional duty in the diagnosis and treatment given to the plaintiff.

[2] The plaintiff has alleged wrongful diagnosis of ovarian cancer by the 2^nd defendant, the unnecessary removal of her left ovary and parts of her right ovary by the 2^nd defendant, and the unnecessary chemotherapy treatment which she had to undergo after the surgical procedures carried out by the 2^nd defendant to remove her left ovary and parts of her right ovary.

[3] The surgical procedures were carried out by the 2^nd defendant who was assisted by the 1^st defendant's medical officers and nurses.

[4] The chemotherapy treatment was prescribed by the 2^nd defendant and administered to the plaintiff by the 1^st defendant's officers, nurses and staff.

[5] The plaintiff initially sued only the 1^st defendant which is the hospital where she received the diagnosis, the surgical procedures and the chemotherap

Click Here to Read the rest of this document