German court paves way for damages claims in nuclear exit row

Germany's highest court ruled on Tuesday that accelerating the shutdown of nuclear plants following Japan's Fukushima disaster violated some property rights, paving the way for damage claims and sending shares higher. E.ON, RWE and Vattenfall [VATN.UL] have sued the government over Germany's landmark decision in 2011, arguing the move amounted to expropriation. The constitutional court in Karlsruhe said that complaints by utilities that a 2011 decision made after Japan's Fukushima disaster to sh