The Japanese do not sue…..but you can go to jail for having a client die

An article Authorities raid tour agent in mountain deaths speaks to the Japanese police raided a tour operator over the death of eight senior citizens during a mountain climbing tour. The tour participants who were in their 60’s died of apparent hypothermia in cold wet weather.

As I have repeatedly argued the laws of the US are very different than the laws of other nations. In the US we have a low threshold to sue and a high threshold to go to jail. In most other countries the exact opposite is true, it is difficult to sue but easy to go to jail.

For other blogs about this issue see: Well in New Zealand…….you go to JAIL!, Another Litigation versus Criminal example and Litigation v. Jail Time