Samsung Chip Factory Worker Killed by Brain Tumor Wins in Court
She was exposed to dangerous chemicals while on the job/ (SEOUL, South Korea) — Overturning an appeal court’s decision, South Korea’s Supreme Court said Tuesday the family of a Samsung worker who died of a brain tumor should be eligible for state compensation for an occupational disease. The ruling on Lee Yoon-jung, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 30 and died two years later, reflects a shift in the handling of such cases in South Korea. Workers used to have the onus of proving the cause of a disease caused by their work. But ...
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