Nuclear class lawsuit ordering TEPCO's compensation but not accepting national responsibility Yamagata District Court December 17th 11:23
The Yamagata District Court in Tokyo is a class action in which more than 700 residents evacuated to Yamagata Prefecture, etc. due to the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi NPS, sued the country and TEPCO for suffering emotional distress in their evacuation life. He handed down a judgment that ordered compensation for electricity. On the other hand, the national responsibility was not recognized.
According to the plaintiff's defense team, in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, the evacuated people, etc. were the 10th class action in the class action that appealed the country and TEPCO, and the responsibility of the state was not recognized in the first trial This is the fourth case following the ruling of the Nagoya District Court in August.