Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against 16 Japanese Companies by Forced Labor Victims (Update 2)
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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The court dismissed the damages lawsuit filed by victims of forced labor during the Japanese occupation against Japanese companies.
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The Seoul Central District Court Civil Division 34 (Presiding Judge Yangho Kim) ruled this way in the damages claim lawsuit filed by 85 forced laborers and their families against 16 Japanese companies, including Nippon Steel and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. A dismissal is a decision made without examining the merits when the lawsuit does not meet procedural requirements. The court stated, "While individual claims cannot be said to have been extinguished or waived under the Korea-Japan Claims Agreement, it was judged that these claims cannot be exercised through litigation."
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