BUSAN, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A regional court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by an association of civic groups to stop the planned release of contaminated water from Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. A coalition of 166 civic groups in the southeastern port city of Busan filed the lawsuit in April 2021 [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean owners of Volkswagen vehicles have faced disappointment in their lawsuit filed for compensation over the local unit of German carmaker’s manipulation of emissions documents, which resulted in the revocation of emissions certifications. The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of Volkswagen Group Korea and a Volkswagen [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Among the patent suits filed against South Korean firms in the U.S. last year, a significant number of them were initiated by global non-practicing entities (NPEs), also known as “patent trolls.” Patent trolls are entities that derive profits from patent licensing or enforcement. According to a report from the [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of doctors who claimed that graduates of Hungarian medical schools are ineligible for the nation’s state-run medical licensing exam. The Seoul Administrative Court rejected the lawsuit filed by a medical group called Doctors for Fair Society against the [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. government is considering suing to block South Korean national flag carrier Korean Air Co.’s planned acquisition of its smaller domestic rival Asiana Airlines Inc. due to competition reasons, a news report has said. The two Korean airlines’ planned merger may harm competition on passenger and cargo traffic [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Video game giant NCSOFT Corp. announced that it has filed a civil lawsuit against Kakao Games Corp. and its subsidiary XLGAMES Inc. at the Seoul Central District Court. NCSOFT claimed that Kakao Games’ “ArcheAge WAR,” which was released last month, infringes upon the copyrights of the contents and the [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The legal battle between two major South Korean companies, Nongshim Group and Homeplus, has intensified over the use of the trademark ‘Mega’. Mega Mart, a supermarket chain owned by Nongshim, filed a lawsuit on March 2 against Homeplus, accusing the comany of trademark infringement for its newly introduced hypermarket [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Owners of Hyundai Motor Co.’s Kona Electric have lost a lawsuit against the automaker for a series of fires caused by battery issues. The Seoul Central District Court has ruled in favor of Hyundai in a compensation lawsuit filed by 173 Kona EV owners against the automaker. A series [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the operator of the subway system in Seoul, has filed a damages suit against a disability rights advocacy group over its subway-riding protests, city officials said Tuesday. The city-run company filed the suit with the Seoul Central District Court on Friday seeking damages of 601.45 million won [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer and actor Lee Seung-gi on Thursday sued his former long time agency’s four executives, including the CEO, for embezzlement of company funds. “Hook Entertainment has failed to disclose and pay the amount of profits generated from his music in the 18 years since his debut,” Lee’s attorney said. [...]