Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Tokyo Electric Power Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 22, 2017No. 15-56424PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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BYBEE, Circuit Judge:
On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 earthquake and a massive tsunami struck Japan’s northeastern coast. The United States participated in a relief effort known as Operation Tomodachi (Japanese for “friend”). The plaintiffs in this putative class action lawsuit are members of the U.S. Navy who allege that they were exposed to radiation when deployed near the Fukushima Daii-chi Nuclear Power Plant (“FNPP”) as part of Operation Tomodachi. The earthquake and tsunami damaged the FNPP, causing radiation leaks. Plaintiffs sued Defendant Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc. (“TEPCO”),…
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