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Sailors Can Sue Tepco in U.S. Over Radiation, Judge Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-30/sailors-can-sue-tepco-in-u-s-over-radiation-judge-says.html
Sailors Can Sue Tepco in U.S. Over Radiation, Judge Says
By Jacob Adelman 2014-10-30T08:31:54Z
U.S. Navy personnel who were exposed to radiation from Japan’s wrecked Fukushima plant during earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in 2011 can sue the power station’s operator in California, a court ruled.
U.S. District Judge Janis L. Sammartino in San Diego denied the request by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501) to dismiss the class-action lawsuit based on jurisdictional issues and have it heard in Japan instead.
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Tepco had argued the U.S. military had contributed to the plaintiffs’ harm, limiting the utility’s liability.
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The case is Lindsay R. Cooper v Tokyo Electric Power Company Inc., 12-cv-3032. U.S. District Court, Southern District of California.
Sailors Can Sue Tepco in U.S. Over Radiation, Judge Says
By Jacob Adelman 2014-10-30T08:31:54Z
U.S. Navy personnel who were exposed to radiation from Japan’s wrecked Fukushima plant during earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in 2011 can sue the power station’s operator in California, a court ruled.
U.S. District Judge Janis L. Sammartino in San Diego denied the request by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501) to dismiss the class-action lawsuit based on jurisdictional issues and have it heard in Japan instead.
<snip>
Tepco had argued the U.S. military had contributed to the plaintiffs’ harm, limiting the utility’s liability.
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The case is Lindsay R. Cooper v Tokyo Electric Power Company Inc., 12-cv-3032. U.S. District Court, Southern District of California.