S. Korea Court Orders Nippon Steel to Compensate Forced-Labor Family
The court said the family’s claims were timely because legal relief for forced-labor victims became clear only after a 2018 ruling.
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ROK top court upholds order for Japanese firm to compensate WWII forced labor victim
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Wednesday upheld a ruling ordering a Japanese company to pay 80 million won (about $56,500) to the family of an ROK national forced into labor by Japan during World War II, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Loss in First Trial → Victory in Second… "Statute of Limitations Reference Point: October 2018 Full Bench Ruling" Consecutive Final Rulings Confirming Victory… Bereaved Family: "Father Would Have Been Happy If He Were Here" Supreme Court Orders Nippon Steel (formerly Shin Nippon Steel) to Pay a Total of 80 Million Won in Compensation to Bereaved Families of Forced Mobilization Victims
Top court orders Nippon Steel to compensate family of another late forced laborer
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling ordering Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel to pay compensation to the family of a late Korean forced into labor during Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of Korea. It marked the top court's latest ruling in favor of families of forced labor victims since its landmark 2018 ruling that found Japanese companies liable for damages to such victims. The court confirmed the order for Nippon Steel t…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Mi-ryeong = In a damages claim lawsuit filed by the bereaved families of victims of forced mobilization during the Japanese colonial era against Nippon Steel (formerly Shin Nippon Steel), the Supreme Court once again...
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