FUJII Masao

Title: Partner

Bar Association: Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association

Telephone Number: +81-3-3214-6251

E-mail address: mfujii@iwatagodo.com

Engaged Cases
Career Summary
List of Main Publications
Publications

Engaged Cases

-Claim for damage against defective automobiles
-Claim for derivative lawsuit against compensation for a loss of securities company
-Claim for fractional stock purchase
-Claim for damage against decline of land prices along with regulation on total emission and raising interest rate
-Claim for damage against sea pollution by a power plant
-Claim for damage against a cease and desist order for manufacturing newspaper copy machine due to patent infringement
(He won all the above litigations.)

Career Summary

June 1948: Born in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

March 1967: Graduated from Takamatsu-Daiichi Upper Secondary School

March 1971: Received his LL.B. from Chuo University

1971-1980: Appointed as a Corporate Director

March 1984: Received his Diploma from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court (36th)

April 1984: Registered as a Japanese attorney and joined Iwata Godo

2004: Appointed as an Outside Company Auditor (at three companies)

September 2008: Appointed as a candidate for an Arbitrator and a Meditator in the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency

2010-2015: Outside Director of the Bank

List of Main Publications

≪Japanese≫
“Overview of major civil lawsuit precedent: Validity of stock transfer in the case of being approved by all employees,” (Supreme Court, Feb 27, 1997) (Hanrei Times, 1997.)
“Overview of major civil lawsuit precedent: Derivative lawsuit relating to compensation for a loss,” (Tokyo District Court, May 14, 1998) (Hanrei Times, 1998.)
“Overview of major civil lawsuit precedent: Retirement benefit provided without a resolution of a shareholders’ meeting,” (Nagoya High Court, Sep 29, 1998) (Hanrei Times, 1999.)
“Overview of major civil lawsuit precedent: Validity of acquisition of treasury stock upon judicial compromise,” (Tokyo High Court, Jun 30, 1999) (Hanrei Times, 2000.)
“Overview of major civil lawsuit precedent: Validity of parties’ qualification along with stock transfer,” (Tokyo District Court, Mar 29, 2001) (Hanrei Times, 2001.)
“Overview of major civil lawsuit precedent: Validity of a resolution of a general meeting with a breach of obligation to attach annexed specification to an accounting document for tax returns,” (Fukuoka High Court, Miyazaki Branch Office, Mar 2, 2001) (Hanrei Times, 2002.)
“Overview of major civil lawsuit precedent: Derivative lawsuit of Janome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd.,” (Tokyo High Court, Mar 27, 2003) (Hanrei Times,2003.)
“Overview of major civil lawsuit precedent: Union representative in the case of an appeal against a retired officer,” (Supreme Court, Dec 16, 2003) (Hanrei Times, 2004.)
“Overview of major civil lawsuit precedent: Case of stock warrant issuance suspension between Livedoor/Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.” (Tokyo High Court, Mar 23, 2005) (Hanrei Times, 2005.)
“Overview of major civil lawsuit precedent: Onus of proof of accident contingency under the special automobile policy” (Supreme Court, Jun 1, 2006) (Hanrei Times, 2006.)
“Overview of major civil lawsuit precedent: Onus of proof of injury occurrence that is not attributed to illness under mutual aid of accident compensation” (Supreme Court, Jul 16, 2007) (Hanrei Times, 2007.)

Publications

202009

Fujii Masao, Date Satoko, Okushi Kenichi engaged in the case (the case in which the liability of the electric power company to inhabitants in the river basin under Article 709 of the Civil Code was denied)as representatives of the electronic power company (defender) and achieved the dismissal of entire claim, which appears in September 1, 2020 issue of Hanrei Jiho.

Author：
FUJII Masao　 DATE Satoko　 OKUSHI Kenichi　
201902

Fujii Masao, Okushi Kenichi and other lawyers represented an electric power company and the case where all claims for damage were dismissed (the judicial decision made on March 26, 2018 by the Aizuwakamatsu Branch of the Fukushima District Court) appeared in Hanrei Jiho, No.2391.

Author：
FUJII Masao　 OKUSHI Kenichi