Gov't Backs Ruling Keeping Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit In US

By Alex Wolf (December 21, 2016, 8:00 PM EST) -- 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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