Jury Awards $2 Million in Detransition Malpractice Suit

A New York jury has awarded $2 million to a 22-year-old woman who sued her psychologist and surgeon for malpractice related to a double mastectomy she underwent at age 16, marking what attorneys and observers describe as the first successful verdict of its kind in a detransitioner's case.

The decision came Friday in Westchester County Supreme Court in White Plains, where the six-member jury found psychologist Kenneth Einhorn and plastic surgeon Simon Chin, along with their employers, liable for failing to adhere to the standard of care. The procedure, performed in 2019, was part of gender-affirming treatment for Fox Varian, who identified as transgender at the time but later detransitioned. The jury determined that the medical professionals overlooked key evaluation steps, including addressing Varian's coexisting conditions such as anxiety and depression, and did not adequately communicate between themselves.

Varian testified during the three-week trial that she experienced immediate regret after the surgery. "I immediately had a thought that this was wrong, and it couldn't be true," she said, according to court records. "It's hard to face that you are disfigured for life." She...