Hit by a taxi while cleaning up his dog's feces...Taxi company files lawsuit over high treatment costs = South Korean report

A dog owner who was cleaning up his dog's feces in an alley was hit by a taxi that turned left, and the taxi company later filed a lawsuit, complaining of his frustration.
Around 4pm on September 2nd, on the YouTube channel "Han Munchul TV" run by Han Munchul, a lawyer specializing in traffic accidents.
A video of an accident that occurred in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul has been uploaded. This video was recorded on a taxi's drive recorder, and shows the dog at the entrance to an alley where you can turn left.
Woman A can be seen picking up feces. The taxi moves towards Mr. A, who squats down to get rid of the feces, and Mr. A is seen being hit.
Immediately after the accident, Mr. A was taken to the emergency room by ambulance, underwent examination and treatment, and then returned home.
The next day, Mr. A complained of severe pain and was admitted to a nearby Korean herbal medicine clinic.After that, he was admitted to an orthopedic clinic and received treatment.
. The taxi company paid 2.57 million won (approximately 296,000 yen) for treatment at a Korean herbal clinic and an orthopedic clinic, but after confirming the details of the hospital's treatment costs, it notified Mr. A that it was preparing a lawsuit.
It is said that he did. According to the complaint, the taxi company said, ``We are filing this lawsuit because it is estimated that (Mr. A) will incur additional medical expenses of 7 million won (approximately 805,000 yen).''
"We have reached this point," he said. Mr. A, who is currently preparing to file a lawsuit, said, ``(The taxi driver admitted in the initial police investigation) that it was his fault, but the taxi company said, ``It's a minor incident.''
"I don't understand why the driver was admitted to the hospital for treatment, even though it was a minor accident, after being transferred to multiple hospitals."He added, "The driver said he only looked on the right side and not on the left.
``I think this is due to lack of attention to the road ahead,'' he said, expressing his frustration. Regarding this, one lawyer expressed the opinion that ``the taxi company must bear the full cost of treatment,'' but added, ``A.
There is also some fault on their part." The lawyer gave the reason for this, saying, ``Generally speaking, if you are crouching down in a place where you can see it during the day, you are considered to be at fault by 40%,'' and added, ``In this case,
In the case of an accident, the victim's fault is expected to be around 30%."