joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you, heather, for having me. gregg: a nuclear meltdown last year in japan after an earthquake and tsunami is now the focus of a big lawsuit in an american court. within days of the disaster u.s. relief efforts were in full swing. american sailors and servicemen risking their lives to help those who really needed it. now eight sailors from the uss ronald reagan are suing the japanese utility that owns the nuclear power plant claiming it lied about the dangers from radiation leaking out from the crippled facility. each sailor seeking 10 of millions of dollars in damages and creation of a $100 million fund to pay for medical treatment. do they really have a case? we have a defense attorney. doug burns, also a defense attorney, former prosecutor. doug, negligence is one thing. >> yes. gregg: whether they properly maintained the facility in a safe way.