MOHD ZALMI BIN YOP v 1. ) Ho Kin Kuan 2. ) NURLIANA BINTI OMRAN 3. ) PENGARAH PEJABAT KESIHATAN PERGIGIAN DAERAH KERIAN 4. ) MUNIRAH BINTI SOFI 5. ) ADILAH BINTI ABU ZAIMAH 6. ) NUR HANISAH BINTI HABEEB RAHMAN 7. ) CHI CHIA SEIN 8. ) KEE KHANG WEI 9. ) ONG ENG KEAT 10. ) PENGARAH HOSPITAL PARIT BUNTAR 11. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

ab-21ncvc-1-01-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 29 January 2026 • AB-21NCvC-1-01/2021 • 98 min read
19 cases cited (0 SG, 19 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil procedure - Medical Negligence - The Plaintiff filed suit against the Defendants claiming his wife died as a result of a minor oral surgery carried out by D1 which caused complications known as Ludwig's Angina - The Defendants claimed that no liability existed because from the first consultation the deceased did not disclose about her diabetic condition - Whether the Plaintiff has proved that the Defendants had breached the duty of care - Whether there was a casual link between the Defendants’ conduct(s) and the death of the deceased - The Court found no such link - The Defendants not liable for the death of the deceased - Claim dismissed with costs

Practice Areas

Civil procedure

Judges (1)

Noor Ruwena binti Md. Nurdin Delivered

Counsel (5)

Attorney General's Chambers Firm Syukran Nordin Firm Barath a/l Manian Counsel Defendant Mohd Syukran Bin Mohd Noordin Counsel Plaintiff Roslan Fadzil Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (12)

Kerajaan Malaysia Defendant PENGARAH HOSPITAL PARIT BUNTAR Defendant PENGARAH PEJABAT KESIHATAN PERGIGIAN DAERAH KERIAN Defendant Adilah binti Abu Zaimah Defendant Chi Chia Sein Defendant Ho Kin Kuan Defendant Kee Khang Wei Defendant Mohd Zalmi bin Yop Plaintiff Munirah binti Sofi Defendant Nur Hanisah binti Habeeb Rahman Defendant Nurliana binti Omran Defendant Ong Eng Keat Defendant

Cases Cited (19)

UK (6)
[1951] 2 All ER 118 [1957] 1 WLR 582 [1962] 2 QB 405 [1969] 1 QB 428 [1997] 3 WLR 1151 [1997] 4 All ER 771
MY (13)
[1981] 1 MLJ 292 [1983] 1 MLJ 110 [1990] 2 MLJ 242 [1998] 1 MLJ 57 [2001] 3 MLJ 64 [2001] 3 MLJ 725 [2001] 8 CLJ 1 [2007] 1 MLJ 593 [2010] 2 MLJ 646 [2016] 2 CLJ 885 [2017] 5 MLJ 438 [2018] 3 MLJ 281 [2019] 4 CLJ 281

Judgment

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