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| TITLE | Supreme Court Decision 2016Du58840 Decided May 31, 2017【Revocation of Disposition Denying Bereavement Benefits and Funeral Grant】 [full Text] |
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[1] Whether a proximate causal link can be found between the work of the decedent and his/her death in cases where it can be inferred that the worker’s symptoms of depression aggravated due to extreme occupational stress and the ensuing mental distress, leading to a situation where a reasonable judgment could not have been expected of the worker, which drove him/her to commit suicide (affirmative) Whether this conclusion changes for the reason that the personal vulnerability of the decedent was partly to blame for the decision to commit suicide or that the decedent did not show any symptoms of mental disorder immediately before committing suicide (negative) [2] In a case where: (a) Party A, a banker who was appointed as the head of a branch office, was diagnosed with a serious episode of depression due to occupational pressure for business results and stress, and received psychiatric treatment; and (b) Party A kept being excessively pressured by continued occupational stress, and committed suicide upon reporting to work, the case holding that: (a) a proximate causal link between Party A’s work and death can be found; and (b) this conclusion does not change for the reason that A’s personal vulnerability may have been partly to blame for his decision to commit suicide, or that he did not show any symptoms of mental disorder immediately before committing suicide |
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