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Lindsay Cooper, et al v. Tokyo Electric Power Co.
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15-56424
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4365 Personal Injury-Product Liability
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June 22, 2017
9th Circ. Allows Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit To Proceed
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday upheld a lower court's decision to allow sailors to pursue their $1 billion lawsuit against Tokyo Electric Power Co. over radiation injuries they allegedly suffered during their response to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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January 31, 2017
Tepco, GE Urge 9th Circ. To Toss Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit
Tokyo Electric Power Co. and General Electric Co. on Monday told the Ninth Circuit that a proposed $1 billion class action filed by U.S. sailors allegedly exposed to radiation while responding to the Fukushima nuclear disaster belongs in a Japanese court, not an American one.
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December 21, 2016
Gov't Backs Ruling Keeping Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit In US
The U.S. government on Monday backed a California federal court order maintaining jurisdiction over a proposed class action against Tokyo Electric Power Co. filed by 70,000 U.S. sailors allegedly exposed to radiation while responding to the Fukushima nuclear disaster, saying the case does not have to be sent to Japan.
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September 27, 2016
9th Circ. Asks US To Weigh In On $1B Japan Nuke Suit Venue
The Ninth Circuit has asked the U.S. State Department for its position on whether a $1 billion suit against Tokyo Electric Power Co. on behalf of 70,000 U.S. sailors allegedly exposed to radiation while responding the Fukushima nuclear disaster should remain here or be transferred to Japan.
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September 01, 2016
9th Circ. Told To Send Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit To Japan
Tokyo Electric Power Co. urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to dismiss a $1 billion putative class action on behalf of 70,000 U.S. sailors allegedly exposed to radiation while responding to the Fukushima nuclear disaster, arguing the claims belong in Japan.
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May 12, 2016
TEPCO Urges 9th Circ. To Drop Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. on Wednesday urged the Ninth Circuit to dismiss a $1 billion lawsuit filed by U.S. sailors over radiation injuries they allegedly suffered during their response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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April 05, 2016
9th Circ. Agrees To Speed Up Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit
The Ninth Circuit on Monday granted a group of U.S. sailors' request that it expedite a $1 billion lawsuit alleging Tokyo Electric Power Co. is responsible for radiation injuries the sailors say they suffered during their response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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March 25, 2016
US Sailors Urge 9th Circ. To Let $1B Fukushima Suit Proceed
Sailors suing Tokyo Electric Power Co. for $1 billion over radiation injuries they allegedly suffered during their response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster asked the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to uphold a district judge's decision not to dismiss their lawsuit.