9th Circuit Denies Rehearing Of Radiation Case Related To Nuclear Plant Melt Down

Mealey's (July 2, 2020, 10:44 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 1 denied a petition for rehearing, and the full court also denied a petition for rehearing en banc, sought by U.S. Navy sailors who wanted the court to reconsider its dismissal of a radiation exposure lawsuit related to the sailors’ involvement with relief efforts when the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) melted down in Japan. The panel did not elaborate on its reason for denying the petition (Lindsay R. Cooper, et al. v. Tokyo Electric Power Company, et al., No. 19-55295, 9th Cir.)....