The mother of a 51-year-old man who died when part of the Hanshin Expressway collapsed in the January 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake reached an out-of-court settlement Monday with the expressway operator.
Michiko Yorozu, 80, had been seeking 92 million yen from the Hanshin Expressway Public Corp., saying it had failed to properly position and manage the expressway, leading to its collapse in the temblor, which left more than 6,400 people dead.
The case was being heard at the Osaka High Court.
According to sources familiar with the settlement, there will be no payment of money, and Yorozu will retract the lawsuit.