See S. Korea this is why you can't have nice things...
There is this hot mess from Oh No They Didn't celeb lj:
Choi Jin Shil sued for being domestic violence victim
(FYI this popular South Korean actress commited suicide some time ago. An unfortunate common occurance in that country)
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a construction company that filed a suit against the late Choi Jin Shil. The court ruled that “Models who fail to maintain appropriate dignity as the faces of the products they represent should compensate for the damages caused to their advertiser.”
In March 2004, Choi Jin Shil was hired to be the representing model for Shinhan Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd and that if she were to damage the company's reputation, she would have to pay back 500 million won (about $399,361USD). Later in the year, Choi's bruised face, allegedly caused by the abuse of her then husband Jo Sung Min, appeared everywhere. The company filed a suit against her, requesting 3 billion won for the "damages" to their image.
"We use this model so that their image will attract customers," said the Supreme Court in the ruling. "The model's failure to maintain a decent image is a breach of contract." As a model, it was said she is supposed to represent "dignity and happiness." And as the company's model, she is obligated to appear as such.
In other words, Choi Jin Shil was successfully sued because her husband was beating, and she wasn't "dignified" or "happy" about it. What I hope is that the company's image is even more tarnished now that they decided to go through with this, nine months after the woman has been dead. It's really sad that her family now has to deal with this, along with the custody battle for Jin Shil's children as well.
http://www.allkpop.com/index.php/full_story/choi_jin_shil_sued_for_being_domestic_violence_victim/
Added by original poster:
I don't know how it is in Korea but in other countries, the children or the legal heirs will have to honour the contract... but only to the extent of money left to them by their dead parent.
The company will not be able to force the money out of them unless she has left them the same amount or more.
In response to this royal fuckery, khaman decides some Deity justice needs to be hammered down on this Co. I hope they like Karmic justice.
khaman
2009-06-07 02:14 am (local) (link)
Things like this make me wish I believed more in God.
Not the pussy Christian God, or the somewhat crankier God of the Tanakh, or even the occasionally huffy Allah.
I mean like Odin. Because Odin would not accept this fuckery. If worshippers told Him, "Yeah, we got a list of people that need hammers up their ass," Odin would be on the phone with that shit. Someone needs a beating? Nobody's there for that like a Nordic deity.
"SPEAK, MY FOLLOWERS. WHYFORE DOST THEY NEED ASSWHUPPING?" (That's how Odin would talk. Especially since Odin may now be played by BRIAN BLESSED) And we would tell him.
And then a bunch of dudes in Korea would get lightning and hammers up their ass, and be shouted at by a lot of large men in funny, furry hats and I would feel better about the world.
Short version: FUCK THAT COMPANY.
Can we get on this some how? Honestly how can someone's soul be at peace when people keep pulling the past life up like an index card.
Choi Jin Shil sued for being domestic violence victim
(FYI this popular South Korean actress commited suicide some time ago. An unfortunate common occurance in that country)
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a construction company that filed a suit against the late Choi Jin Shil. The court ruled that “Models who fail to maintain appropriate dignity as the faces of the products they represent should compensate for the damages caused to their advertiser.”
In March 2004, Choi Jin Shil was hired to be the representing model for Shinhan Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd and that if she were to damage the company's reputation, she would have to pay back 500 million won (about $399,361USD). Later in the year, Choi's bruised face, allegedly caused by the abuse of her then husband Jo Sung Min, appeared everywhere. The company filed a suit against her, requesting 3 billion won for the "damages" to their image.
"We use this model so that their image will attract customers," said the Supreme Court in the ruling. "The model's failure to maintain a decent image is a breach of contract." As a model, it was said she is supposed to represent "dignity and happiness." And as the company's model, she is obligated to appear as such.
In other words, Choi Jin Shil was successfully sued because her husband was beating, and she wasn't "dignified" or "happy" about it. What I hope is that the company's image is even more tarnished now that they decided to go through with this, nine months after the woman has been dead. It's really sad that her family now has to deal with this, along with the custody battle for Jin Shil's children as well.
http://www.allkpop.com/index.php/full_story/choi_jin_shil_sued_for_being_domestic_violence_victim/
Added by original poster:
I don't know how it is in Korea but in other countries, the children or the legal heirs will have to honour the contract... but only to the extent of money left to them by their dead parent.
The company will not be able to force the money out of them unless she has left them the same amount or more.
In response to this royal fuckery, khaman decides some Deity justice needs to be hammered down on this Co. I hope they like Karmic justice.
khaman
2009-06-07 02:14 am (local) (link)
Things like this make me wish I believed more in God.
Not the pussy Christian God, or the somewhat crankier God of the Tanakh, or even the occasionally huffy Allah.
I mean like Odin. Because Odin would not accept this fuckery. If worshippers told Him, "Yeah, we got a list of people that need hammers up their ass," Odin would be on the phone with that shit. Someone needs a beating? Nobody's there for that like a Nordic deity.
"SPEAK, MY FOLLOWERS. WHYFORE DOST THEY NEED ASSWHUPPING?" (That's how Odin would talk. Especially since Odin may now be played by BRIAN BLESSED) And we would tell him.
And then a bunch of dudes in Korea would get lightning and hammers up their ass, and be shouted at by a lot of large men in funny, furry hats and I would feel better about the world.
Short version: FUCK THAT COMPANY.
Can we get on this some how? Honestly how can someone's soul be at peace when people keep pulling the past life up like an index card.