Ar cle 1179 Where a person su ers personal injury as a result of an infringement by another person,
compensa on shall be made for medical expenses, nursing expenses, transporta on expenses, nutri on
expenses, food allowances for hospitaliza on, and other reasonable expenses for treatment and
rehabilita on, as well as lost earnings due to missed work. Where a person is disabled as a result of an
infringement by another person, compensa on shall also include the costs of auxiliary equipment and
disability compensa on. Where a person dies as a result of an infringement by another person,
compensa on shall also include his funeral expenses and death compensa on.
Ar cle 1180 Where the same tor ous act causes mul ple deaths, the same amount of death compensa on
may be applied to all of them.
Ar cle 1181 Where an infringed person dies, his close rela ves have the right to request the tor easor to
bear tort liability. Where the infringed is an organiza on and the organiza on is therea er split into or
merged with other organiza on(s), the organiza on succeeding to the right thereof is en tled to request the
tor easor to bear tort liability.
Where an infringed person dies, the person who has paid for his medical expenses, funeral expenses, and
other reasonable expenses has the right to request the tor easor to compensate the expenses, except for
those expenses already paid by the tor easor.
Ar cle 1182 Where an infringement upon the personal rights and interests of a person causes property
damage thereto, compensa on shall be made according to the damage su ered by the infringed person or
the interests gained by the tor easor. Where it is di cult to determine the damage su ered by the infringed
person and the interests gained by the tor easor, and where the infringed person and the tor easor cannot
agree on the amount of compensa on and thus bring a lawsuit with the people’s court, the people’s court
shall determine the amount of compensa on according to the actual situa on.
Ar cle 1183 Where an infringement upon the personal rights and interests of a natural person causes serious
mental distress thereto, the infringed person has the right to request compensa on for pains and su ering.
Where, owing to an actor’s inten onal or grossly negligent act, an object of personal signi cance of a natural
person is infringed upon, which causes serious mental distress to the person, the infringed person has the
right to request compensa on for pains and su ering.
Ar cle 1184 In case of an infringement upon another person’s property, property damage shall be calculated
according to the market price at the me the damage occurs or by other reasonable methods.
Ar cle 1185 In case of an inten onal infringement of another person’s intellectual property rights, where the
circumstances are serious, the infringed person has the right to request for corresponding puni ve damages.
Ar cle 1186 Where neither the vic m nor the actor is at fault for the occurrence of the damage, losses shall
be shared by both par es in accordance with the provisions of law.
Ar cle 1187 A er damage has been caused, the par es may nego ate the method of payment of the
compensa on. Where they fail to reach an agreement, compensa on shall be paid in a lump sum, or may be
paid in installments where it is truly di cult for the tor easor to make a lump-sum payment, provided that
the infringed person has the right to request the tor easor to provide a corresponding bond.
Chapter III Special Provisions on Assump on of Liability
Ar cle 1188 Where a person with no or limited capacity for performing civil juris c acts causes damage to
another person, the guardian of the said person shall assume tort liability. The guardian’s tort liability may be
mi gated if the guardian has ful lled his duty of guardianship.
Where a person, who has assets but has no or limited capacity for performing civil juris c acts, causes
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