The court petition by the family of the late Park Ju-won, who had filed a suit against attorney Kwon Kyung-ae over the so-called "school-violence trial no-show" case, was dismissed.
The Constitutional Court designated panel on the 23rd dismissed at the preliminary review stage the court petition filed by Lee Gi-cheol, mother of the late Park Ju-won, who died after suffering school violence, saying it "does not fall under the grounds for petition."
Earlier, on the 29th, the Supreme Court overturned the lower court and ordered a new judgment on the portion concerning the agreed amount in the damages suit Lee filed against attorney Kwon and the law firm then affiliated with Kwon, while affirming the lower court's ruling that recognized joint liability for consolation money of 65 million won.
In response, Lee's side filed a court petition on the 1st, saying the right to trial was infringed because the case was dismissed across the board without specific reasons for the decision.
Attorney Kwon, representing Lee, mother of Park, who died in 2015 after suffering school violence, filed a civil lawsuit in 2016 against the perpetrators, the school foundation, and the Seoul Metropolitan Government. At the time, the first-instance court accepted only the claim against one parent who failed to appear in court and dismissed the remaining claims.
Lee appealed, but attorney Kwon failed to appear three times in a row for the appellate hearings from September to November 2022, resulting in a complete loss. Kwon did not inform the bereaved family of the loss for five months, and because Lee did not know about the loss, Lee failed to file a final appeal, and the judgment was finalized in 2022.
Lee filed a lawsuit seeking 200 million won in compensation, saying the right to a trial and the right to appeal were infringed due to Kwon's insincere representation.