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Gotō v. Malaysia Airlines
Japan Supreme Court
35 Minshū (No. 7) 1224 (1981)
- Written by David Bloom, JD
Facts
Tomio Gotō died in an airplane crash in Malaysia. Gotō’s wife and children (the Gotō family) (plaintiffs) filed suit in Japan, seeking to recover compensatory damages from Malaysia Airlines (defendant), a Malaysian-based corporation that had a place of business in Tokyo and an appointed representative in Japan. The Japanese district court dismissed the case, concluding that Malaysia Airlines, a non-Japanese company, was not subject to jurisdiction in Japan. The Gotō family appealed, and the intermediate appellate court reversed the district court. Malaysia Airlines appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Kinoshita, J.)
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