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Fukushima fallout continues: now cleanup workers claim unpaid wages via The Guardian

Posted on 2014/09/09 by norma field

The legal net has started to tighten around the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as victims of the accident, and those responsible for clearing it up, take their grievances to the courts. Last week, Tokyo Electric Power … Continue reading →

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US sailors prepare for fresh legal challenge over Fukushima radiation via The Guardian

Posted on 2014/08/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

$1bn lawsuit accuses Tepco of failing to avoid the accident and of lying about radiation levels that have caused health problems to themselves and their families stationed in Japan The first time it occurred to James Jackson that there could … Continue reading →

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Fukushima farmer takes on nuclear plant operator over wife’s suicide via The Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2014/07/10 by norma field

YAMAKIYA Japan (Reuters) – A Japanese court is due to rule next month on a claim that Tokyo Electric Power is responsible for a woman’s suicide, in a landmark case that could force the utility to publicly admit culpability for … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Milestone: Plant Worker Files Lawsuit Versus TEPCO Over Radiation Exposure via International Business Times

Posted on 2014/05/10 by norma field

In what could be a historical milestone related to the Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown in March 2011, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) has been slapped with a lawsuit by no other than a worker who used to … Continue reading →

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US Navy Sailors Sue TEPCO Over Cluster-Fukushima Snafu via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2013/12/18 by norma field

By William Boardman Fukushima lawsuit of 2012 comes as news to too much of the public […] Although the potential seriousness of the Fukushima accident was widely apparent, Japanese officials publicly and privately minimized the danger for as long as … Continue reading →

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In growing lawsuit, servicemembers fault TEPCO for radiation-related illnesses via The Stars and Stripes

Posted on 2013/07/17 by norma field

SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — Five months after participating in humanitarian operations for the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that led to nuclear disaster in Japan, Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Hair’s body began to betray him. He had … Continue reading →

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Tepco seeks dismissal of damages suit filed in U.S. via The Japan Times

Posted on 2013/06/23 by norma field

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has filed to dismiss a lawsuit in which around 50 plaintiffs are seeking damages from the utility in connection with the Fukushima nuclear crisis. The plaintiffs, including U.S. sailors dispatched to northeastern Japan for the relief … Continue reading →

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Japan court rejects demand to evacuate children while acknowledging radiation risks on health via Washington Post

Posted on 2013/04/25 by kojimaaiko

TOKYO — A Japanese court has rejected a demand that a city affected by the fallout of the country’s 2011 nuclear disaster evacuate its children. The unusual lawsuit was filed on behalf of the children by their parents and anti-nuclear … Continue reading →

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A Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: Part 4 Living with the Aftermath via Energy Matters

Posted on 2013/03/19 by norma field

Roger Witherspoon The large black sailor was naked in the middle of a roped-off area below decks, and he was none too happy. “He kept saying ‘Not my boots, too. My wife just bought them for me.’ But they made … Continue reading →

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Did Japan’s Radiation Sicken US Sailors? via UT San Diego

Posted on 2013/01/21 by norma field

Attorney Paul Garner said he is awaiting disclosure from the Pentagon, the Navy and Japan about what their instruments showed. The Japanese Fukushima Daiichi power plant, on the coast 150 miles northeast of Tokyo, is owned by Tokyo Electric Power … Continue reading →

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