Thavani A/p Kaliaperumal (Mendakwa Sebagai Ibu Sah Dan Orang Tanggungan Sah Bagi Komathi A/p Chellamuthu (Si Mati)) v 1. ) KERAJAAN MALAYSIA 2. ) KLINIK KESIHATAN HUTAN MELINTANG 3. ) MUHAMAD RIZAL BIN MISRAN 4. ) MOHAMAD KHAIDIR BIN AHMAD SAFIAN 5. ) MOHAMED FAEZ ABDULLAH 6. ) HOSPITAL TELUK INTAN 7. ) DR. AYUNNI NAZIRAH BT ABDUL RAZAK 8. ) DR. MUTHULAKSHMI A/P MOULEESWARAN 9. ) DR. SITI NURFAZZILAH BT RUSLAN 10. ) DR. LEE ANJILINE 11. ) DR. SARAH HANI BINTI JOHARI HOW 12. ) DR. REEYANA SYAK...

aa-21ncvc-18-11-2020 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 28 October 2024 • AA-21NCvC-18-11/2020 • 19 min read
33 cases cited (0 SG, 33 foreign)

Catchwords

Damages — Assessment — Medical negligence — Misdiagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) — Failure to provide adequate treatment — Plaintiff claimed against defendants for medical negligence — Defendants admitted liability — Quantum of damages to be awarded. Damages — Special damages — Fees for medical and police reports, funeral expenses, and travel costs — Claims substantiated by evidence — Court allowed reasonable and justified claims Damages — Loss of dependency — Calculation based on reasonable monthly contribution — Adjustments made based on evidence — Award for dependency and EPF contribution granted Damages — General damages — Pain and suffering of deceased — Global award granted — Assessment based on medical expert opinion, inflation, and precedents Damages — Aggravated damages — Exceptional negligence by defendants — Failure to diagnose and treat DVT — Award granted for prolonged pain and suffering Damages — Vindicatory and exemplary damages — Claim dismissed — No evidence of malicious or oppressive conduct by defendants Costs and interest — Costs awarded to Plaintiff — Interest granted on special, general, and aggravated damages — Judgment exempted from allocatur fee

Practice Areas

Damages

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Counsel (5)

Attorney General's Chambers Firm Ranjit Singh & Co. Firm Fariza Amira bin Azman Counsel Defendant Harveynder Singh Tyndall Counsel Plaintiff Ranjit Singh Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (22)

HOSPITAL TELUK INTAN Defendant Kerajaan Malaysia Defendant Dr. Arvinder Singh a/l Jaginder Singh Defendant Dr. Ayunni Nazirah bt Abdul Razak Defendant Dr. Dheevia Balaguru Defendant Dr. Hemaraj a/l Kunasekaran Defendant Dr. Karthikeyan a/l Kalimutu Defendant Dr. Koh Ying-pei Defendant Dr. Lee Anjiline Defendant Dr. Muthulakshmi a/p Mouleeswaran Defendant Dr. Reeyana Syakila binti Ab Rahman Defendant Dr. Sarah Hani binti Johari How Defendant Dr. Shanthini a/p Shanmugam Defendant Dr. Shukur bin Ahmad Defendant Dr. Siti Hafizah binti Mohd Ismail Defendant Dr. Siti Nurfazzilah bt Ruslan Defendant Dr. Zachary Leong Chi Wai Defendant Klinik Kesihatan Hutan Melintang Defendant Mohamad Khaidir bin Ahmad Safian Defendant Mohamed Faez Abdullah Defendant Muhamad Rizal bin Misran Defendant Thavani a/p Kaliaperumal) Plaintiff

Cases Cited (33)

UK (2)
[1964] AC 1129 [1997] 2 All ER 762
MY (31)
[1981] 1 MLJ 295 [1984] 2 CLJ 227 [1985] 1 MLJ 50 [1990] 3 MLRH 559 [1990] MLJU 10 [1995] 3 AMR 2733 [1995] 3 CLJ 665 [1995] 3 MLJ 89 [1995] 4 CLJ 317 [2004] 5 CLJ 479 [2004] AMEJ 0087 [2009] AMEJ 0230 [2010] 1 MLRH 936 [2010] 6 CLJ 712 [2013] MLJU 1614 [2014] 2 CLJ 44 [2015] 6 AMR 417 [2015] 8 CLJ 248 [2015] MLJU 1857 [2016] 3 MLJ 227 [2016] 4 AMR 256 [2016] 4 MLJ 282 [2016] 6 CLJ 346 [2018] 1 MLJ 784 [2019] 1415 CLJ 626 [2019] 4 AMR 745 [2019] 8 MLJ 331 [2020] AMEJ 0089 [2020] MLJU 106 [2023] MLJU 2370 [2024] 1 MLRH 679

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