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.
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Japanese court overturns Fukushima damages order against former TEPCO execs
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
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