Judgments

May 2021

• Fire from battery pack in laptop: PC manufacturer found liable for defect

July 2020

• Breach of obligation of explanation when soliciting purchase of investment condominium units; Claim for damages affirmed

October 2019

• Concerning flight delay due to check-in system failure, airline's default was negated

May 2019

• Causal relationship between exterior wall painting and chemical sensitivity was recognized; painting company's liability was affirmed

December 2018

• Land seller was held liable for underground waste based on warranty against defects.

August 2018

• Liability of a non-registered nursery where a baby died from choking

July 2018

• Investment solicitation combined with romance scam was judged illegal

June 2018

• Illegality of CO2 emissions trading was recognized

May 2018

• Liability of a pet-related company and a pet stylist for cutting part of a cat's tail

December 2017

• Case wherein the court denied illegality of women-only train carriages

April 2017

• Tort liability of senior members involved in massive fraud by L & G similar to multilevel marketing

February 2017

• Tort liability of a horse racing winning strategy dealer

November 2016

• Lawsuit over side effects of anticancer drug Iressa

June 2016

• Bank accepted a request for withdrawal by account holder's daughter; the bank was not judged to be at fault in duty of care

May 2016

• Liability of seller and broker for defects in retaining wall and block wall for a used house

March 2016

• A person getting on an escalator handrail fell downstairs and died; negligence in product liability was not affirmed for the accidental death

January 2016

• Liability for personal injury while playing golf; sight loss in the left eye after being hit by a ball struck by an accompanying player

June 2015

• Bankruptcy trustee's claim for return of money from persons making profit through the business so called "pyramid schemes"

May 2015

• Tort liability was affirmed against an operator running scam websites

April 2015

• Court affirmed that a nursing home had breached its obligation to make a user consult a doctor after the user's fall accident

January 2015

• An underage boy improperly used his father's credit card for expensive services - the court affirmed breach of care duty by the credit-card company

August 2014

• Solicitation for donation by a religious organization, which deviates from the socially reasonable level

June 2014

• Customer's fall accident at a mall and operating company's liability for torts

April 2014

• Illegality of doctor's act of leaking treatment information of a patient without prior consent

February 2014

• Concerning the death accident of a person who joined a climbing tour organized by a mountain guide, liability for damages against the mountain guide was affirmed

December 2013

• Pulmonary aspiration of vomit was recognized as an extraneous accident specified in the accident insurance policy

September 2013

• Concerning marriage partner introduction service contract, application of the cooling-off rule after cancellation of the contract was affirmed because of inadequacy of the document

July 2013

• Product liability under Article 3 of the Product Liability Act was affirmed due to a defect in a stretch dog leash

June 2013

• Payment of condominium's administrative fee and the like in which the previous owner fell behind

May 2013

• Tort liability was affirmed for inducement by bank workers to buy an investment trust