9th Circuit:  Radiation Lawsuit Belongs In Japan; Comity Is A ‘Fluid Doctrine’

Mealey's (May 26, 2020, 2:01 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 22 dismissed a radiation exposure lawsuit brought by U.S. Navy sailors who assisted in relief efforts when the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) melted down in Japan, ruling that Japanese law applies to the case and that the district court did not abuse its discretion when it dismissed the claims against the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) (Lindsay R. Cooper, et al. v. Tokyo Electric Power Company, et al., No. 15-56424, 9th Cir.)....