Court annuls rejection of claim for lightning-caused disability

Court annuls rejection of claim for lightning-caused disability

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsutoshi Kitamura, in a wheelchair, arrives at the Supreme Court in Tokyo on March 13 to hear the court's ruling on his damages claim for disability caused by lightning striking him during a high school soccer game in 1996.

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