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While Kim Se-won, CEO of the horizontal and vertical research institute, is under arrest and on trial for charges including spreading false information about actor Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Soo-hyun's side has won a lawsuit seeking the return of an advertising contract fee totaling 570 million won from Swiss watch brand Mido. This marks the first court ruling in legal disputes between Kim Soo-hyun and his advertisers. Kim Soo-hyun's representatives welcomed the verdict, stating that the court determined damages caused by false allegations from third parties cannot be shifted onto Kim Soo-hyun's side.
Park Sung-hoon, a lawyer representing Kim Soo-hyun at LKB Pisan, told StarNews on the 29th: "This ruling rejects claims attempting to shift damages caused by false allegations from third parties onto the victim." He added, "We welcome the court's commonsense judgment." He further stated, "Some advertisers have essentially adopted Kim Se-won's arguments in their lawsuits, which itself causes significant pain to the victim. We hope that, through this ruling, those truly responsible will be held accountable."
This ruling is significant because a key issue was whether there were contractual grounds to hold Kim Soo-hyun and his agency liable. Mido argued that the model's commercial value was damaged due to controversies surrounding Kim Soo-hyun, but the court ruled that such controversies did not constitute valid grounds for terminating the contract or...
*This content was translated by AI. While Kim Se-won, CEO of the horizontal and vertical research institute, is under arrest and on trial for charges including spreading false information about act...