Previous ruling sought $90 billion in compensation over 2011 nuclear accident
A photo shows the courtroom at the Tokyo High Court on June 6. On the same day, the court overturned a ruling against former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings in connection with the 2011 crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. © Pool/Kyodo
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese high court on Friday overturned a ruling ordering former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings to pay the utility damages for failing to prevent the 2011 crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
The decision by the Tokyo High Court came after a district court ordered the former executives in July 2022 to pay around 13 trillion yen ($90 billion) in compensation. Both the defendants and shareholders seeking the damages had appealed the ruling.
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