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A California doctor is suing a Thai restaurant after she was served a dish that was so spicy it reportedly "permanently" harmed her, according to her claims.

Dr. Harjasleen Walia, a board-certified neurologist in San Jose, is suing over Coup de Thai's Dragon Balls dish, which she ate in 2023, according to lawsuit documents obtained by the Mercury News.

The lawsuit was filed in July 2023, but Walia made recent headlines after she elected to appear in court pro se this week. Walia has claimed that the Los Gatos restaurant's appetizer burned her vocal cords, esophagus and the inside of her right nostril.

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