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A Seoul court on Thursday rejected Coupang's injunction lawsuit against a 423 billion won ($315 million) fine imposed by a state-run data protection agency over its massive data leak, but separately suspended about 200 billion won of the fine, according to Yonhap and the Korea Times. The court's decision to halt 200 billion won of the total was reported by the Korea Economic Daily on November 6, while the rejection of the broader injunction was confirmed by both Yonhap and the Korea Times on November 5. Coupang has faced mounting financial pressure, posting a 642.3 billion won operating loss in the third quarter, its second-largest since going public in 2021, and accumulating 1.83 trillion won in operating losses in the first nine months of the year, as reported by KBS World and the Korea Times. Korean reaction has focused on the regulatory and political dimensions: a ruling party lawmaker accused Coupang of using U.S. lobbying to portray Korean sanctions as discrimination against American businesses, per the Korea Times, while Business Korea noted the company's profitability has been hit by fines, fire losses at its Incheon logistics center, and deepening losses.