In a class action in which former workers in Kyoto sued for health damage after inhaling asbestos at a construction site and suffering from lung disease, the Supreme Court decided to dismiss the appeal and acknowledged the liability of the government and the building material manufacturer. The decision was confirmed.
This is the first time that a building material manufacturer that has a certain share or more is determined to be liable for damages, and it may affect trials nationwide in the future.
In a class proceeding in which a former worker or bereaved family who worked at a construction site inhaled asbestos from building materials and sought compensation from the government and a building material manufacturer for suffering from lung cancer and other diseases, 27 people living in Kyoto filed a lawsuit. In 2018, the Osaka High Court of the Second Tribunal decided that the government and building material manufacturers had neglected measures to prevent damage, and the government compensated about 188 million yen and 10 manufacturers about 113 million yen. I ordered.
Former workers, the government, and the manufacturer have appealed, but by the 29th, Judge Takuya Fukayama of the First Small Court of the Supreme Court decided to dismiss the appeal except for some parts related to the plaintiff, 2 The judgment of the referee has been confirmed.
The Supreme Court will decide for the first time that a building material manufacturer that has a certain share or more will be liable for damages, which may affect trials nationwide in the future.
In addition, it is the second case that the decision to recognize the national liability is finalized.