Doctor awarded $6 million in compensation following complaint he ‘touched his nose a lot’: US
Dr John Farmer’s career was derailed by an anonymous and unsubstantiated complaint, a jury found.
A family doctor has received $US3.7 million ($5.56 million) in compensation after his career was derailed by a patient complaint that he appeared impaired, on the basis “he kept touching his nose”.
The three-and-a-half-year legal saga began when Dr John Farmer, then still in training, conducted a routine appointment with two children.
