SINGAPORE - The High Court has allowed an 84-year-old woman to claim from insurers about $39,000 in government subsidies and grants that was used to foot her medical bills after she was hurt in a traffic accident. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - The High Court has allowed an 84-year-old woman to claim from insurers about $39,000 in government subsidies and grants that was used to foot her medical bills after she was hurt in a traffic accident.
On Tuesday, Justice Tan Siong Thye awarded Madam Eng $39,515.08 in special damages, comprising various government subsidies and grants that were deducted from her medical bills. Madam Eng had earlier told the court that if her claim was allowed, she was willing to accept the court’s order that the funds be returned.
On Jan 9, 2020, Madam Eng, then 81, was crossing the road when she was knocked down by a car driven by Mr Lo Kok Jong.
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