日本石綿傷害公害訴訟【寰宇醫事裁判】 試閱
The Environmental Public Hazard Lawsuit about Asbestos Injury in Japan
本件原告在石綿工廠從事於石綿產品製造工作,由於政府怠於規範工廠應安裝局部通風設備,使原告因長期暴露於石綿粉塵下而罹患肺癌,原告遂提起本件國賠訴訟。本件主要之爭執在於遲延損害金之起算日,法院最後認為基於侵權行為而生之損害賠償責任,無須催告,即可產生債務遲延之效果,從而損害發生日即為遲延損害金之起算日。
The plaintiff was engaged in the manufacture of asbestos products at the factory of asbestos. Due to the government’s laziness in regulation that factory should install local ventilation equipment inside, which made the plaintiff suffer from lung cancer because of long-term exposure to asbestos dust. So the plaintiff filed this national compensation lawsuit. The main dispute of this lawsuit lies in the starting date of the compensation for defaults damages. The court finally concluded that the liability for damages based on the infringement can have debt delay effect without officially announce, so that the date of the damage is the starting date of the compensation for defaults damages.
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