A 22-year-old woman was awarded RM1.1 million in damages after she was unable to use her right hand due to medical negligence during a surgery that resulted in permanent nerve damage.
High Court Judicial Commissioner Suzana Muhamad Said made the ruling after finding that Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur and it's Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon resident consultant, Datuk Seri Dr Zulkharnain Ismail, were liable in the case against Nurul Iman Abu Mansor.
Nurul Iman had been suffering from pain and persistent numbness in her right hand since before December 2017 and was diagnosed with right carpal tunnel syndrome.
The plaintiff (Nurul Iman) was advised by Dr Zulkharnain to undergo surgery to address her carpal tunnel syndrome to improve the function of her right hand.