US EditionJapanese court rejects damage claims against utility executives over Fukushima disaster
- The Tokyo High Court overturned on Friday a 2022 ruling ordering four former TEPCO executives to pay 13.3 trillion yen for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
- The lawsuit, filed by shareholders, claimed the executives failed to act on credible tsunami risk predictions that could have prevented the meltdown caused by the March 2011 tsunami.
- The court found the massive tsunami was unforeseeable based on data available then and ruled the executives had no urgent duty to implement protective measures despite knowing accident risks from large tsunamis.
- The 2022 damages order of 13.3 trillion yen was the largest civil suit award in Japan, while plaintiffs continue calling for responsibility and plan to appeal the ruling.
- The ruling implies major challenges in holding executives legally accountable for disaster prevention amid unpredictable natural events and affects ongoing debates on nuclear safety and corporate responsibility.
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In Japan, the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, in 2011, continues to stir up. The Tokyo Court of Appeal on Friday, June 6, cancelled a huge $84 billion fine that targeted several leaders of the plant operator. A symbolic and highly contested decision.
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Japan's high court overturns earlier ruling in Fukushima Daiichi damages suit
The Tokyo High Court has overturned a lower court ruling and has dismissed a claim by plaintiffs for former Tokyo Electric Power Company executives to pay damages to the utility over the 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.
·Tokyo, Japan
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The decision of the Court of Appeal revives the debate on the responsibility of leaders for major industrial disasters in Japan.
·Paris, France
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