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Fukushima operator ex-bosses ordered to pay US$95 billion: Reports

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Tokyo District Court handed down a ruling Wednesday acknowledging former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. were financially liable for the 2011 nuclear disaster at the firm's Fukushima No. 1 plant. A group of 48 Tepco shareholders had filed a lawsuit demanding the executivess pay a total of some �22 trillion to the company.

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BBC News

Fukushima bosses ordered to pay $97bn in damages

Four ex-bosses were sued by shareholders after a disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Fukushima nuclear disaster: ex-bosses of owner ordered to pay ¥13tn

Firm’s president at time of disaster among five defendants found liable for £80bn in damage by Tokyo court

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Tokyo court orders ex-Tepco execs to pay $95 bln damages over Fukushima disaster

TOKYO -The Tokyo district court on Wednesday ordered four former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) to pay 13 trillion yen ($95 billion) in damages to the operator of the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, the plaintiff's lawyers said. The ruling, in a civil case brought by Tepco shareholders, marks the first time a court has found former executives

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Japan court holds utility execs liable for Fukushima crisis

A Tokyo court has ordered four former executives of the utility operating the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to pay 13 trillion yen ($94 billion) to the company, holding them

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Japan court holds ex-TEPCO execs liable for Fukushima crisis

A Tokyo court on Wednesday ordered four former executives of the utility behind the tsunami wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to pay 13 trillion yen ($94 billion) to the company, holding them liable for the 2011 meltdown crisis

2 years ago·United States

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CNN

Tokyo court orders ex-Tepco execs to pay $95 bln damages over Fukushima disaster

The Tokyo district court on Wednesday ordered four former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) to pay 13 trillion yen ($95 billion) in damages to the operator of the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, the plaintiff's lawyers said.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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