KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has awarded RM5.1mil to the estate of the former CEO of Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings Sdn Bhd (Prolintas) who suffered brain damage due to medical negligence.

In a judgment dated May 3, Justice Mohd Arief Emran Arifin found that the damage or loss suffered by the deceased, Datuk Zainudin A. Kadir, was caused by the wrongful conduct of the defendants: Pusat Pakar Tawakal Sdn Bhd and two specialist doctors.