Toshiba faces nearly $1bn in lawsuits over 2015 profit-padding scandal
Tokyo — Toshiba said on Tuesday it faced two dozen lawsuits demanding more than $900m in damages from a 2015 profit-padding scandal that badly damaged its reputation and shredded its share price. The total was revealed in a statement to announce a new lawsuit had been filed against one of Japan’s best-known companies totalling ¥43,9bn ($399m). Including the latest action filed this week, Toshiba said it was facing 26 separate legal claims for a total of ¥108,4bn. The lawsuits involve both individuals and institutional investors, including Japan’s national pension fund, the world’s biggest. They are seeking damages after Toshiba’s share price tanked some 40% in the wake of the revelations two years ago that top executives had pressured underlings to cover up weak results after the 2008 global financial crisis. Best known for televisions and electronics, Toshiba’s vast business was dented by the worldwide crisis, while the 2011 Fukushima disaster squashed demand for atomic power at ho...
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