ADOR, the agency of the group NewJeans, took a principled and firm stance at the first pretrial conference in the damages lawsuit it filed against former member Danielle and former CEO Min Hee-jin seeking to hold them responsible for the NewJeans departure incident.
On the 26th, the Seoul Central District Court Civil Division 31 (Director General Nam In-su) held the first pretrial conference in the damages lawsuit filed by ADOR against Danielle, Danielle's family, and former CEO Min Hee-jin.
Earlier, ADOR last December notified Danielle of the termination of her exclusive contract and filed a damages claim lawsuit seeking about 43.1 billion won against Danielle, one member of Danielle's family, and former CEO Min Hee-jin, whom it views as bearing significant responsibility for causing this dispute and for NewJeans' departure and delayed return.
Danielle's lawyer urged that the trial proceed quickly, saying, an idol suffers irreparable serious damage if litigation is prolonged, and they argued that it wastes the period when an idol would shine the most.
In response, ADOR emphasized that this is a routine procedure and requested, We do not think it was late that a date was set three months after the complaint was filed. Please proceed as an ordinary trial. It further explained that there are difficulties with litigation-related information leaking to the outside and that it is pursuing other procedures.
ADOR also rebutted, saying, This case is a damages and liquidated damages claim lawsuit, and the outcome will not dictate Danielle's entertainment activities, and drew a clear line that this lawsuit is only a lawful procedure to seek financial responsibility for the enormous damage the company suffered due to breach of the exclusive contract and unilateral departure, not an effort to interfere with the artist's activities themselves.
The court also asked both sides about the possibility of a settlement, and ADOR said, We do not view it as completely impossible, leaving open the possibility of an amicable resolution through dialogue.
The court asked that foreign precedents related to tampering be compiled, said it would be good to proceed while leaving open the possibility of mediation, and set the next trial dates for May 14 and July 2.
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