Compromise sought in childbirth lawsuit
The Civil Court will on September 3 attempt to broker a compromise in a case in which a Japanese woman has sought Bt82 million in damages from Bangkok Hospital for burns she received from faulty equipment while giving birth.
Mikayo Ito is demanding that Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Plc, the attending physician, Dr Theera Watcharapreechanont; and Covidien (Thailand) Ltd, the importer of the faulty tourniquet machine used during the delivery, jointly pay her damages.
Bangkok Hospital did not charge Ito for the procedure, but she is pressing for damages, alleging in her suit that the wounds she sustained make it painful for her to wear underwear.
Ito’s husband, Thai police officer Narong Laosing, who is named as a co-plaintiff, said the third-degree burns his wife suffered were large, measuring 15cm by 30cm and running from under her right breast down to her right thigh; they prevented her from living a normal life. He said Ito had given birth at Bangkok Hospital facilities twice, and, considering the high fees the firm charged, it should have exercised more caution.
None of the three defendants appeared at a session yesterday, claiming they had yet to finish written defence statements, and requesting a compromise settlement.
RELATED