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SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): The family of a pharmaceutical company executive, who died at the age of 44 following a liposuction procedure in 2013, received an award of around $ 5.6 million by the High Court on Thursday (November 26).
Surgeon Edward Foo, who was sued by Madam Mandy Yeong Soek Mun’s family, was ordered to pay damages after the court found he was negligent in performing the procedure at his clinic, TCS at Central Clinic.
In a written judgment, Judge Choo Han Teck said, “Dr. Foo, who may well be a competent general surgeon, was not adequately trained to perform liposuction and fat transfer procedures.”
“Unfortunately, Dr. Foo believed himself capable and therefore did not handle this case as a competent surgeon in this field should have.”
The court also found that Dr. Foo’s delay in calling an ambulance after Yeong collapsed at his clinic was negligent.
Dr Foo initially deflected responsibility by blaming the doctors from the Singapore General Hospital accident and emergency department for failing to resuscitate her, but dropped his case against the hospital doctors mid-trial.
Judge Choo awarded $ 1.7 million for dependency claims from Yeong’s family members.
This included $ 1.4 million for her husband Seto Wei Ming, approximately $ 97,000 for her oldest son, approximately $ 122,000 for her youngest son, and $ 94,000 for her elderly parents.
Justice Choo also awarded $ 3.8 million for inheritance loss, based on Yeong’s projected income and stock options at Roche Diagnostics Asia Pacific, where she was head of regional market development.
He awarded about $ 31,000 for estate claims, which included funeral expenses, medical expenses incurred at the clinic, and general damages for pain and suffering.
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