Japan Court Nixes Fukushima Damages Order Against Former TEPCO Executives

Japan Court Nixes Fukushima Damages Order Against Former TEPCO Executives

verturned a ruling that had ordered former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) to pay damages to the utility for failing to prevent the 2011 crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Japan court rejects $92 bn damages verdict against Fukushima operator ex-bosses

Tokyo (AFP) June 6, 2025 A Japanese court overturned a $92 billion damages verdict on Friday against ex-bosses of the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, thought to be the largest such award ever in the country for a civil lawsuit. Four former executives had in 2022 been ordered to collectively pay 13.3 trillion yen in a suit brought by shareholders over the nuclear disaster triggered by a massive