San Jose doctor suing Los Gatos restaurant over spicy Dragon Balls cites overseas wedding, gets trial delayed

A San Jose doctor suing a Thai restaurant in Los Gatos over claims its Dragon Balls appetizer was so spicy it burned her internally has received a delay in the trial, citing her need to attend a wedding in Vietnam.

“It would be difficult and distracting for me to have a trial starting the day after I return from overseas,” neurologist Harjasleen Walia wrote in a Jan. 14 declaration to Santa Clara County Superior Court.

This week, Judge Evette Pennypacker, who is overseeing the case, agreed to reschedule the trial to Nov.