-
Multiple students were busted at a Knox County middle school for having alcohol at school.More >> Multiple students were busted at a Knox County middle school for having alcohol at school.More >> The Tennessee Valley Authority and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting next week to update the public on the clean-up of the 2008 coal ash spill.More >> The Tennessee Valley Authority and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting next week to update the public on the clean-up of the 2008 coal ash spill.More >> Washington County authorities say a man faked a marriage certificate so he could visit a woman held in the Johnson City Detention Facility.More >> Washington County authorities say a man faked a marriage certificate so he could visit a woman held in the Johnson City Detention Facility.More >> Two people were taken to the hospital after a car went off the interstate and flipped several times, before going down an embankment.More >> Two people were taken to the hospital after a car went off the interstate and flipped several times, before going down an embankment.More >> The site of a former pulp and paper mill in Harriman has been listed as a hazardous waste site and added to the EPA's list of priorities for Superfund designation.More >> The site of a former pulp and paper mill in Harriman has been listed as a hazardous waste site and added to the EPA's list of priorities for Superfund designation.More >> An employee at a Hamblen County animal shelter is accused of stealing more than $50,000 in adoption fees and other funds.More >> An employee at a Hamblen County animal shelter is accused of stealing more than $50,000 in adoption fees and other funds.More >> Officials are offering up to a $22,000 reward for information leading to convictions in the shooting of two bald eagles in eastern Tennessee.More >> Officials are offering up to a $22,000 reward for information leading to convictions in the shooting of two bald eagles in eastern Tennessee.More >> Strong storms are likely in East Tennessee Wednesday, bringing with them a chance for flooding, wind damage and hail.More >> Strong storms are likely in East Tennessee Wednesday, bringing with them a chance for flooding, wind damage and hail.More >> Police are looking for the driver of a car that ran an Anderson County school bus off the road Tuesday morning, sending three students to the hospital.More >> Police are looking for the driver of a car that ran an Anderson County school bus off the road Tuesday morning, sending three students to the hospital.More >> If you're looking for a place to take the family on a quick trip without spending a ton of money in gas, Jamestown is an ideal spot for a One Tank Trip.
More >> If you're looking for a place to take the family on a quick trip without spending a ton of money in gas, Jamestown is an ideal spot for a One Tank Trip. Located on the Cumberland Plateau halfway between Nashville and Knoxville, the town has lots to do and see.More >>
KNOXVILLE (AP) - A federal judge has further limited damage lawsuits against the Tennessee Valley Authority for the huge 2008 coal ash spill at TVA's Kingston Plant.
In an order Tuesday, with the first of two bench trials on the suits set Sept. 13, U.S. District Judge Thomas Varlan granted TVA's motion for summary judgments on claims seeking damages for personal injury, emotional distress and inverse condemnation.
The judge's order is allowing the claims for property-related damages such as trespass and nuisance to go forward.
More than 50 suits are seeking damages from the Dec. 22, 2008, dam breach that spilled 5.4 million cubic yards of toxin-laden sludge in the Emory River and on land beside the coal-powered plant.
The court previously ruled against claims for punitive damages.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
