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Cooper et al v. Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc.

  1. March 04, 2019

    GE, Tepco Dodge Sailors' $1B Fukushima Radiation Suit

    Tokyo Electric Power Co. and General Electric Co. on Monday dodged a $1 billion lawsuit by U.S. sailors over radiation injuries they allegedly suffered during their response to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, after a California federal judge agreed the suit belonged in Japanese, not U.S., courts.

  2. April 26, 2018

    GE, Tepco Seek Dismissal Of $1B Fukushima Radiation Suit

    Tokyo Electric Power Co. and General Electric Co. urged a California federal judge on Wednesday to nix a $1 billion lawsuit by sailors over radiation injuries they allegedly suffered during their response to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, repeating arguments that the suit belongs in Japanese, not U.S., courts.

  3. June 22, 2015

    Calif. Judge Pauses Sailors' $1B Fukushima Radiation Suit

    A California federal judge on Friday stayed a $1 billion class action brought by a group of U.S. Navy sailors against Tokyo Electric Power Co., or Tepco, over exposure to nuclear radiation from Japan's Fukushima power plant, after deciding the company had appropriately altered its questions for interlocutory appeal.

  4. June 12, 2015

    Fukushima Op Can't Shift $1B Navy Radiation Suit To Japan

    A California federal judge on Thursday again denied Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s bid to dismiss a $1 billion class action brought by a group of U.S. Navy sailors over exposure to nuclear radiation from the Fukushima power plant, rejecting arguments that the case is better heard in Japan.

  5. March 03, 2015

    Sailors Fight GE's Bid To Nix $1B Fukushima Disaster Suit

    A group of U.S. Navy sailors has lashed out at General Electric Co.'s "flagrant display of power" over its bid to dismiss a suit on nuclear radiation exposure from the Fukushima power plant disaster, rejecting arguments that their $1 billion class action belongs in Japan. 

  6. February 20, 2015

    Fukushima Operator Says Sailors' $1B Suit Belongs In Japan

    Tokyo Electric Power Co. told a California federal judge Thursday that a group of U.S. Navy sailors alleging exposure to nuclear radiation from the Fukushima power plant can't pursue their $1 billion class action because the case actually belongs in Japan.

  7. February 12, 2015

    GE Argues Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit Doesn't Belong In US

    General Electric Co. on Wednesday asked a California federal judge to toss a lawsuit accusing it of designing faulty nuclear reactors that were damaged in a 2011 tsunami that hit Japan, arguing the U.S. sailors who were allegedly injured during the response can't bring their $1 billion suit in this country.

  8. October 29, 2014

    Tepco Can't Escape Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit

    A California federal judge on Tuesday preserved a $1 billion class action against Tokyo Electric Power Co. brought by a group of U.S. Navy rescue personnel alleging exposure to nuclear radiation from the Fukushima power plant, ruling the court has subject-matter jurisdiction over the case.

  9. September 12, 2014

    Tepco Moves To Block Sailors' New $1B Fukushima Suit

    Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc. said Thursday that a group of U.S. Navy rescue personnel, who filed a $1 billion class action over their alleged exposure to nuclear radiation from the Fukushima power plant, can't amend their complaint because it wouldn't fix its inherent problems.

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