A company and its directors can be sued and held liable for damages in cases involving violations of statutory laws and regulations, or a breach of the duty of care of a prudent manager, such as in cases including Toshiba's fraudulent accounting, Benesse's leakage of customer information, and Artnature's favorable issuance of new shares, etc. 

There have been many seminars on company scandals from the perspective of compliance and insurance, but in this seminar we not only covered how to respond to lawsuits, but we also categorized compensation for damages (keeping an open mind to suggestions) and explained the key points and matters to take into account when calculating the amount of compensation. 

Specifically, we discussed the calculation of the amount of damages based on the following cases. 

• False statements in Toshiba's annual securities report (event analysis, anticipated points of contention at Toshiba, etc.)
• The case of the contamination of Duskin's meat buns with unlicensed additives (calculation of damages based on the "before-and-after" theory; timing of the disclosure of information; attempts at economic analysis to allocate responsibility among stakeholders, etc.) 
• Case of Benesse's leakage of customer information (questionnaire surveys; potential for conjoint analysis, etc.)