Toshiba released a comment that it will examine the details of the ruling and make a decision on how to deal with the issue after consulting with its attorney.
In awarding a record amount in compensation, the Tokyo District Court held four former executives responsible for their utter failure to prevent a disaster that could have led to “the collapse of our nation.”
A Tokyo court has ordered four former executives of TEPCO to pay the utility around $95 billion as the recompensate for failing to prevent the 2011 crisis at the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.