Japan court says Tepco liable over Fukushima, will pay $3.36 million
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However, the ruling by the Chiba district court did not find the government liable for compensation, in contrast to a March ruling in another court that ordered both the government and Tepco to pay compensation to a separate group of evacuees.
Tepco is facing mounting legal claims over the disaster, with about 12,000 former Fukushima residents filing about 30 similar class action lawsuits seeking compensation, media reports said.
Tepco was ordered to pay a total of 376 million yen ($3.36 million) for 42 of the evacuees, Kyodo and Jiji reported.
Tepco on Friday said it would review the contents of the ruling before making a response. ■