Imamura et al v. General Electric Company et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:17-cv-12278

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Personal Property: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Patti B. Saris

Firms

  1. April 08, 2019

    Suit Blaming GE For Fukushima Fallout Belongs In Japan

    A Massachusetts federal judge Monday dismissed a proposed class action by Japanese residents against Boston-based General Electric over their loss of property due to the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, saying the litigation belongs in Japan.

  2. December 17, 2018

    GE Says US Is No Place For Fukushima Meltdown Suit

    General Electric Co. told a federal judge Monday that a proposed class action brought by as many as 150,000 Japanese residents and businesses impacted by the 2011 nuclear plant meltdown in Fukushima can and should be handled in Japan, not on the other side of the world in Massachusetts.

  3. November 20, 2017

    GE Faces Suit Over Fukushima Nuclear Plant Design

    Residents and companies of Fukushima, Japan, on Friday filed a putative class action lawsuit against General Electric Co. in Massachusetts federal court, accusing the company of negligence that led to a catastrophic meltdown when a 2011 tsunami hit a nuclear power plant it built.

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