SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Dozens of South Koreans on Wednesday sued the governments of Seoul and Beijing, seeking compensation over mental distress they suffered due to fine dust, the plaintiffs said. Ten plaintiffs, including Choi Yul, president of the Korea Green Foundation, and attorney Ahn Kyung-jae, filed the case with the Seoul Central [...]
ONTARIO, Calif., Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Perfectus Aluminum Inc. filed today a claim against the U.S. government seeking monetary damages. In its claim, Perfectus seeks reimbursement for millions of dollars in storage costs that it incurred as a result of the government’s wrongful conduct in detaining its export shipment of aluminum pallets at the Long Beach [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of 5,000 South Koreans on Tuesday filed a suit demanding President Park Geun-hye compensate them for the mental suffering she caused over the ongoing influence-peddling scandal. The plaintiffs together filed the suit with the Seoul Central District Court, seeking 500,000 won (US$427) each in compensation. Attorney Kwak [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Although Samsung Electronics was quick to let go of its Galaxy Note 7, many of its customers weren’t, and the electronics giant is not willing to compromise in lawsuits over its faulty phablet. According to sources, Samsung has retained the services of Lee & Ko, a well respected local [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoul Central District Court trial Wednesday featured a remote video testimony by a witness, the first of its kind to take place in Korea. During a service payment lawsuit between a design firm, the plaintiff, and an exhibitor, the defendant, witness Kim testified about the two firms’ contract [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoul district court on Thursday ruled against a group of 1,890 consumers who have filed a class-action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor Co. over the alleged exaggeration of the gas mileage of an SUV made by the country’s No. 1 automaker. The Seoul Central District Court said that as [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – According to Barun Law, a local law firm representing 5,354 owners of Volkswagen vehicles affected by the company’s emissions scandal, the Constitutional Court of Korea is set to deliberate on its previously filed constitutional complaint, which asked the government to issue a replacement order for the vehicles. No recall [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Thirty-eight owners of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in South Korea plan to file a class action lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co. for alleged inconvenience experienced after the discontinuation of the device, according to a law firm on Wednesday. Each person in the suit, which will be filed with [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Volkswagen is now facing a lawsuit from Korean consumers of one of the company’s gasoline vehicles, the seventh generation Golf 1.4 TSI. A total of 26 vehicle owners filed a lawsuit Monday against the German Volkswagen Group, Audi-Volkswagen Korea, and the car’s domestic distributor, through Barun Law LLC, a [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Volkswagen customers have submitted a petition to the Ministry of Environment, demanding that their vehicle purchases be refunded in lieu of a recall. Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said Thursday that Audi Volkswagen Korea arbitrarily changed key parts of some 50,000 vehicles, altering their emissions. The ministry rejected Volkswagen’s [...]