A civil lawsuit between a collector and an artist

This case involved a damages claim filed by Collector A against Embroidery Artist B, in which I represented the plaintiff. The plaintiff had purchased approximately 200 embroidery works from the defendant between the 1990s and 2013, paying a total of 7,005,000,000 KRW. The plaintiff made these purchases under the belief that the defendant had personally created all the works, only to later discover that some pieces had been produced or sourced from China or Vietnam. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant’s deceptive actions led them to mistakenly believe that the works were all handcrafted by the defendant, resulting in significant financial expenditure. Consequently, the plaintiff sought 1.76 billion KRW in damages, along with accrued interest, from the defendant. The case was ultimately settled through mediation. A dispute between a collector and an artist, this case was a civil lawsuit in which I represented the plaintiff.