Asbestos lawsuit Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare expresses appeal appeal "judgment seriously accepted" 11:50 on October 11
Fukuoka, in which a man who worked at a factory handling asbestos complained that the standard of compensation being promoted by the government was unjustified for those who suffered health problems, the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato almost admitted the man's complaint We have announced that we will not appeal for the high court decision.
Kitakyushu City men have accused the government of determining the amount of compensation based on the day when the country was recognized as an occupational accident rather than the day when the country was diagnosed with illness. Last month, the Fukuoka High Court of the second trial handed down a ruling that almost accepted the man's complaint and ordered the country to pay more than the standard.
On the 11th, the appeal deadline, the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato told reporters, “We decided not to appeal this time as a result of comprehensively judging the content of the judgment and other ways of calculating damages.” Stated that he would not appeal.
Last month, the lawsuits in Kobe and Hiroshima, where similar judicial decisions were shown, were also withdrawn, and in the future, the policy of paying compensation for similar cases was made based on this judgment.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says that it will not pay retroactively for cases where settlement has been established.
At the press conference after the cabinet meeting, Minister of Justice Kawai said, "We have taken the decision seriously and decided not to appeal as a result of close consultation with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare."