Thursday, December 15, 2022
The Kingston Coal Ash Workers and the Tennessee Damages Cap
Anila Yoganathan of the Knoxville News Sentinel has been covering the lawsuits filed by workers who cleaned up a coal ash site in eastern Tennessee following a spill in 2008. Yesterday she published a story about the potential effects of Tennessee's noneconomic damages cap, which generally caps pain and suffering at $750,000. Her story is here.
Earlier coverage is here, here, and here.
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/tortsprof/2022/12/the-kingston-coal-ash-workers-and-the-tennessee-damages-cap.html