Case Analysis / Legal Updates

The lower judgment, which had found that a nurse's bone marrow collection constituted a violation of the Medical Service Act, was reversed by the Supreme Court. The view was that a nurse's bone marrow collection is difficult to regard as unlicensed medical practice.

This is a court judgment finding that a university hospital, which refused to accept a patient on the ground that no physician was available, violated the Emergency Medical Service Act, conduct corresponding to a violation of the Medical Service Act.

This case concerned the issue of who must issue tax invoices in a tax-related lawsuit.The court held that tax invoices issued by a hospital management support company, rather than by the doctor, were unlawful.

In this medical accident damages case, the bereaved family brought a claim for damages against the emergency room physician who had decided to discharge the patient.The court found that the physician bore no liability and dismissed the bereaved family's claim.

This case concerned whether time spent on union activity should also be recognized as working time for the purpose of a work allowance. This is a judgment of the court holding that such time must be recognized as working time and the work allowance must be paid.

This is a judgment concerning a news broadcasting accident that led to defamation civil litigation. The plaintiff filed a civil lawsuit after a photograph of the plaintiff was broadcast in connection with an incident unrelated to the plaintiff, but the claim was dismissed.

This is a Supreme Court judgment holding that the grounds for an exception to the obligation to issue a written document in a case involving a violation of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act must be construed strictly. The Court held that the circumstance that modification works frequently occur cannot serve as a justifiable ground.

This was a case in administrative litigation on unfair dismissal in which the lawfulness of retirement at the age limit, depending on the legal effect of the amended rules of employment, was at issue. The Supreme Court's determination differed from that of the lower court, which had dismissed the worker's application for remedy.

This was a case in which, during litigation over a violation of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act, the issue was whether the conduct constituted a “normal trade practice consistent with a desirable competitive order.” This is a judgment of the Supreme Court that accepted the lower judgment.

This was a case in which, during a lawsuit for confirmation of employee status, the issue arose of whether the right is forfeited when the worker does not exercise it for a long period. The Supreme Court found that the right had been forfeited.

This is a Supreme Court judgment holding that the "wrongful act" in the crime of a wrongful act after accepting a bribe and the "performance of duties pursuant to an improper solicitation" under the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act are not identical, in the course of a case concerning a violation of the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act. The judgment clearly set out the standard for determining a violation of the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act.

This is the Supreme Court's determination on how the Criminal Procedure Act should be interpreted with respect to the admissibility of evidence. The Supreme Court held that a prosecution investigator had been involved in the criminal mediation protocol at issue, and it ruled that the protocol could not be admitted as evidence.