Senior lawyer’s widow awarded RM2mil for medical negligence

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High Court imposes aggravated damages on radiologist who showed no compassion even after being told the deceased had suffered horrific burns.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/09/11/senior-lawyers-widow-awarded-rm2mil-for-medical-negligence/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #VinayakPradhan #MedicalNegligence #Compassion

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00:00The High Court has awarded approximately 2 million ringgit in damages for medical negligence

00:07to Jaisuri L. S. Doshi, widow of Vinayak Pradhan, a senior lawyer and former director of the

00:13Asian International Arbitration Center.

00:16Vinayak, who practiced law for over 45 years, passed away after undergoing a radiofrequency

00:22ablation procedure in 2017.

00:25The court found the first defendant, an interventional radiologist at the National Cancer Institute

00:30in Putrajaya, liable for negligence, dismissing the suit against the second defendant, a plastic

00:35surgeon at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

00:38The radiologist was criticized for showing no compassion after being notified of the

00:42horrific burns suffered by the deceased and failing to inform the patient of a recommended

00:47cryoablation procedure.

00:49The plaintiff argued that had they been informed of the risks, they would have sought a second

00:53opinion.

00:55Justice Akhtar Tahir ordered the government to pay Jaisuri 800,000 ringgit for pain and

00:59suffering, 700,000 ringgit in special damages, and 500,000 ringgit in aggravated damages.

01:06The government has appealed the quantum awarded, but not the liability.

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