South African comedian and TV host Trevor Noah says through his lawyers that he has been left “sick, sore, lame and disabledâ over an alleged botched surgery in a New York hospital.
The lawsuit, which was filed by Justin Blitz of Schulman Blitz LLP on 29 November in the New York County Supreme Court, states that The Daily Show host suffered from âserious personal injuryâ which is âpermanent, severe and grievousâ.
The orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Riley Williams III performed the procedure at the Hospital for Special Surgery located in New York City.
According to the suit letters, the doctor allegedly did not âprescribe proper medicationsâ and failed to âdiscontinue certain prescription medicationsâ.
The doctor is also accused of failing âto use proper tests and examinations in order to diagnose the conditions from which Noah was sufferingâ.
It also alleged that the accused failed to inform Trevor, 37, of the ârisks, hazards and alternatives to the treatmentâ.
The lawsuit states: âA reasonably prudent person in the position of the plaintiff would have refused the treatment rendered, had they been so informed of the risks, hazards, and alternatives to the treatment renderedâ.
Noahâs lawyer Mr Blitz said that neither the celebrity nor he would âcomment on the pending litigation at this point in timeâ.
The hospitalâs public relations team acknowledged that it had received Trevorâs complaint, saying: âWe have shared with Mr Noahâs attorney a detailed rebuttal to the claims, which are meritless.â
BY MPASHO NEWS