1. Overview of the Case
A company that operated parking services under a contract with a private medical institution was sued in a civil action by an insurer in connection with a vehicle-damage accident. Immediately after a vehicle was placed in the parking tower, its trunk suddenly opened and the vehicle was damaged; the insurer claimed the full amount of indemnity (subrogation) on the basis of the parking attendant's negligence.
2. Key Issues and Response
The issue in this case was whether the cause of the accident was the parking attendant's negligence, or external factors such as a mechanical defect in the vehicle's electronic devices or in the parking-tower equipment.
Your Legal Team emphasized that the vehicle had been parked normally until just before the accident, and that the defendant's employee had performed only the ordinary work prescribed by the contract, and therefore the defendant had no negligence or legal liability.
Accordingly, we submitted to the court an answer denying both tort liability and liability for non-performance of obligations.
3. Result and Significance
By proactively presenting a legally organized position from the early stage of this case, we established a defensive posture so that the client would not bear unnecessary liability. This case is a representative example of leading the direction of litigation based on legal analysis even in a situation where the facts were unclear, and it can serve as an important reference for similar disputes over consigned operations in the future.