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Capo
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 Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:01 pm Post subject: Discrace of Korean Justice Choi Jin-sil Children 2 Pay W3Bn |
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Actress' Heirs to Compensate Advertiser for 'Disgrace'
Late actress Choi Jin-sil Late actress Choi Jin-sil
A court has ruled that the heirs of the late actress Choi Jin-sil must compensate an advertiser since she failed to maintain her dignity as a model when pictures of her after a beating by her then-husband Cho Sung-min were publicized in media. A construction company sued Choi in 2004 for W3 billion (US$1=W1,250) for damages incurred and the modeling fee paid.
The Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a ruling that cleared Choi of responsibility and sent the case back to the Seoul High Court.
The company paid Choi W250 million in March 2004 for modeling for apartment buildings. The contract included a clause that if Choi disgraced the image of the company by damaging her social and moral image through her own fault, she would repay the firm twice the modeling fee. Five months later, pictures of her beaten and of the inside of her house in a chaotic state were released.
Because Choi died in October 2008 when the case was under Supreme Court review, her status passed to her eight-year-old son and six-year-old daughter. Choi's mother is acting as legal guardian.
url: http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/06/05/2009060500849.html |
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ManintheMiddle
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:14 am Post subject: |
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| This speaks volumes about the misogynist nature of Korean society. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:42 am Post subject: |
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| The contract included a clause that if Choi disgraced the image of the company by damaging her social and moral image through her own fault, she would repay the firm twice the modeling fee. Five months later, pictures of her beaten and of the inside of her house in a chaotic state were released. |
In terms of social justice and sexual equality, Korea stands with Saudi Arabia. |
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RufusW
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I expect a similar clause is involved with many Western modelling contracts. It's obvious the construction company would attempt to get the money if they think they've got a decent chance... although they should probably drop it just for the bad press they might/will get. Especially seeing as they're taking money from the kids!
It wasn't her fault she was beaten, I presume the supreme court will chuck this case out. |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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Animals are treated better than this.
Anyone know what consturction company it was. I will formally boycott them and try to persuade others to do the same. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:02 am Post subject: |
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| Animals are treated better than this. |
reminds me of the case (in wonju?) where 40 schoolboys gang-raped a girl for months. the judge let them all off, while the victim was harrassed by all the families to drop the case. Finally she disappeared.
Then there was the rapist teacher who was let off with a warning. I think this is a japanese news report on it, but I can't understand what the outcome was and Youtube korea have disabled it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVKWzy-hQnY |
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Capo
Joined: 09 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:05 am Post subject: |
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| RufusW wrote: |
I expect a similar clause is involved with many Western modelling contracts. It's obvious the construction company would attempt to get the money if they think they've got a decent chance... although they should probably drop it just for the bad press they might/will get. Especially seeing as they're taking money from the kids!
It wasn't her fault she was beaten, I presume the supreme court will chuck this case out. |
can't u read....
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The Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a ruling that cleared Choi of responsibility and sent the case back to the Seoul High Court. |
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The Great Wall of Whiner
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
Location: Middle Land
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:15 am Post subject: |
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| I should start collecting retarded Korean court rulings and retarded legislation bills and publish them on the Internet. |
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Cheonmunka
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:57 am Post subject: |
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| Anyone know what consturction company it was. I will formally boycott them and try to persuade others to do the same. |
According to another website:
Shinhan Engineering and Construction Co, LTD. |
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RufusW
Joined: 14 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Capo wrote: |
| RufusW wrote: |
| I presume the supreme court will chuck this case out. |
can't u read....
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The Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a ruling that cleared Choi of responsibility and sent the case back to the Seoul High Court. |
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Ya, I don't know why the Supreme Court is sending a case anywhere, that's not how it's meant to work. Maybe it's a re-trial... [edit: looks just like a final decision. If this was in America I don't think it could be appealed. Boycott necessary!] |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| RufusW wrote: |
I expect a similar clause is involved with many Western modelling contracts. It's obvious the construction company would attempt to get the money if they think they've got a decent chance... although they should probably drop it just for the bad press they might/will get. Especially seeing as they're taking money from the kids!
It wasn't her fault she was beaten, I presume the supreme court will chuck this case out. |
That's just it - in the west no company would dare sue a battered spouse over something like this, no matter how greedy they were. Here, well, they're obviously not afraid of the consequences. Do they have any western affiliates? Creating bad press for them might be the only hope of pressuring this company to do the right thing. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Ya, I don't know why the Supreme Court is sending a case anywhere, that's not how it's meant to work. Maybe it's a re-trial... [edit: looks just like a final decision. If this was in America I don't think it could be appealed. Boycott necessary!] |
The US Supreme Court also returns cases to lower courts for retrial. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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Women's Groups Up in Arms Over Ruling on Late Actress
By Kim Rahn
Staff Reporter
``The core of the case is domestic violence, which is rampant here but is rarely reported to police. Many people also think that victims are partly to blame for domestic violence. Despite such social notion, Choi, a top celebrity, disclosed her situation, and it showed that she had severe suffering and was desperate to escape,'' the groups said in the statement.
``The ruling will silence many more domestic violence victims. The court gave up its social responsibility for domestic violence,'' a director of Korean Womenlink said.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/06/117_46676.html |
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