Lost Wages of Disabled Girl Same as Nondisabled: Japan Court

Osaka, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese court has ruled that the estimated lost wages of a girl with hearing difficulties who died in a traffic accident are considered the same as those for people without disabilities. In a landmark ruling Monday, Osaka High Court ordered the driver of a construction machinery vehicle to pay damages totaling some 43 million yen to the family of Ayuka Ide, w...

Lost Wages of Disabled Girl Same as Nondisabled: Japan Court
Osaka, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese court has ruled that the estimated lost wages of a girl with hearing difficulties who died in a traffic accident are considered the same as those for people without disabilities. In a landmark ruling Monday, Osaka High Court ordered the driver of a construction machinery vehicle to pay damages totaling some 43 million yen to the family of Ayuka Ide, w...