A man in a family with a patient with Hansen's disease was found to have been defeated.
In a trial in which a man in Tottori prefecture sued the country that his family had been discriminated against due to the country's false isolation policy for leprosy patients, the Supreme Court ruled that the appeal should be rejected, and the man's loss was confirmed. On the other hand, after a man has filed a complaint, another class action lawsuit involving more than 500 former patient families has been filed, and last year the family side's victory was confirmed and a new state compensation system has been established. ..
A man in Tottori prefecture, whose mother was a former patient of leprosy, sought compensation for more than 19 million yen from the country, etc., because the family's own family was discriminated against by the mother due to the country's false isolation policy. ..
As a matter of fact, the Hiroshima High Court Matsue Branch of the second trial did not acknowledge the state's responsibility following the first trial, saying that "I do not recognize that men have been subjected to concrete prejudice or discrimination."
In response to this, the male side appealed, but Supreme Court Second Small Court Chief Justice Mamoru Miura made a decision to dismiss the appeal by 27th, the male side's loss was confirmed, and no complaint was admitted. did.
Meanwhile, after the man filed a complaint, more than 500 families of ex-patients across the country filed another class action lawsuit seeking compensation from the state.
In the class action lawsuit last year, the Kumamoto District Court ruled that the state's responsibility was recognized as "discrimination that the family suffered is "life damage" and will last for the rest of the life," and the state will compensate the damage suffered by the family. The system will be newly established.