TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on May 23, 2023

Attorneys for Kingston area coal  workers and Jacobs Solutions have settled lawsuits brought by the workers related to the clean up of a coal ash spill in 2008 that released 5.4 million cubic yards of waste, reported KnoxNews. The spill engulfed area homes and surged into the Emory River Channel in Roane County. Jacobs Solutions, formerly known as Jacobs Engineering, had been contracted by TVA to manage sitewide safety and health. Former workers or their family members filed more than 300 lawsuits claiming health problems as a result of their work for Jacobs. The settlement came while both parties were waiting on a judgment from the Tennessee Supreme Court on whether workers could proceed to a second trial.