Ruling ordering state compensation in O-157 case upheld

Ruling ordering state compensation in O-157 case upheld

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshinori Minamino (L), eldest son of Hajimu Minamino who sued the state for compensation in connection with a 1996 outbreak of food poisoning, speaks to reporters in Osaka's Kita Ward on Feb. 19. The Osaka High Court upheld a ruling ordering the state to pay Minamino 6 million yen for erroneously saying his white radish sprouts were the probable cause of the food poisoning caused by E. coli bacteria.

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