A woman is taking a doctor to court in a case believed to be the first here of a person suing another for allegedly promising they would have an exclusive relationship when he had no intention of keeping his word.
Ms Serene Tiong is seeking damages for the psychiatric harm caused by Dr Chan Herng Nieng for allegedly inducing her into such an arrangement that he later breached. Ms Tiong is further alleging that Dr Chan was negligent in causing her to be addicted to an anti-anxiety drug. Dr Chan, then a senior consultant psychiatrist at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), is contesting her claims in defence papers filed in the High Court on June 5.
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