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Legislation to allow more compensation claims by Fukushima radiation victims

justiceflag-japan  Bill approved to file suits against TEPCO after 3-yr limit runs out http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/130521/bill-approved-file-suits-against-tepco-after-3-yr-limi May 21, 2013 02:01  The House of Representatives approved a bill Tuesday to enable those affected by the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi complex to file suits seeking damages from its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. even after the three-year statute of limitations on doing so runs out.

The bill will be enacted during the current Diet session following approval by the House of Councillors.

While a government organization has been mediating settlement talks between the affected people and TEPCO, some claims may become invalid after next March, the third anniversary of the disaster, if deals are not reached.

Under the planned legislation, plaintiffs would be able to file damages suits within one month after settlement talks break down. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/130521/bill-approved-file-suits-against-tepco-after-3-yr-limi

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