Daeryun Law Firm-SJKP begins review of filing a class action lawsuit against Coupang's U.S. headquarters

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Dae-Ryun “If the U.S. lawsuit begins in earnest, we plan to respond in conjunction with domestic litigation”

[Sports Seoul | [Reporter Kim Jong-cheol] Amid ongoing controversy surrounding Coupang's personal information leak, SJKP, a local U.S. corporation established by Daeryun Law Firm, announced that it is considering filing a lawsuit against Coupang's headquarters.

According to an SJKP official, currently, SJKP has formed a response task force (TF) centered on American lawyers affiliated with the corporation and has begun procedures to file a class action lawsuit against Coupang Inc., located in Delaware, USA.

The local class action lawsuit will be led by U.S. (New York) attorney Dong-Hoo Son, who has extensive advisory experience related to U.S. investment and corporate law, and attorneys Kyle Courtnall and Tal Hirshberg will also participate.

Attorney Kyle is a former Virginia state prosecutor, is licensed to practice law in Washington D.C. and Virginia, and has worked in the financial field at Morgan Stanley and other companies. Attorney Tal is a New York attorney and has litigation experience representing numerous federal cases in the U.S. Southern and Eastern District Courts.

SJKP is examining from various angles whether domestic victims, along with American victims, can be included as plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit. Dong-hoo Son, a New York lawyer, explained, “Coupang Korea is directly responsible for the personal information leak that occurred in Korea, but its parent company, Coupang Inc., cannot be completely free from that responsibility either.” He added, “It appears that it will be possible to file a lawsuit in a U.S. court as it constitutes damage resulting from a data leak.”

Meanwhile, Daeryun Law Firm, which launched SJKP in New York, USA, announced on the 2nd that it is recruiting victims to participate in a class action lawsuit in Korea, and plans to establish a joint response system in cooperation with SJKP if class action lawsuits in the U.S. begin in earnest.

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