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Coal ash workers’ case heard by Tennessee Supreme Court

A woman wears a button reading "Remember Kingston" as she attends a Tennessee Supreme Court hearing Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. The court heard arguments that can determine whether workers at Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant have legal recourse to sue for damages they say were caused by their exposure to coal ash after a 2008 spill at the plant. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Mark Silvey, right, an attorney for the cleanup workers involved in a 2008 coal ash spill, speaks during a Tennessee Supreme Court hearing Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. The court heard arguments that can determine whether workers at Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant have legal recourse to sue for damages they say were caused by their exposure to coal ash after a 2008 spill at the plant. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Dwight Tarwater, an attorney for Jacobs Engineering, speaks during a Tennessee Supreme Court hearing Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. The court heard arguments that can determine whether workers at Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant have legal recourse to sue for damages they say were caused by their exposure to coal ash after a 2008 spill at the plant. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Coal ash spill cleanup worker Harvey Bass attends a Tennessee Supreme Court hearing Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. The court heard arguments that can determine whether workers at Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant have legal recourse to sue for damages they say were caused by their exposure to coal ash after a 2008 spill at the plant. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) RETRANSMISSION TO CHANGE NAME TO JEAN NANCE - Michael Dunn, right, of Maryville, Tenn., wears a button with a photo of his late sister, Jean Nance, as he attends a Tennessee Supreme Court hearing Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Vance, who was retired from working for the Tennessee Valley Authority, was called back to work at the TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant after a coal ash spill in 2008. Vance died in 2015 of leukemia. The court heard arguments that can determine whether workers at the plant have legal recourse to sue for damages they say were caused by their exposure to coal ash after the 2008 spill. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Coal ash workers’ case heard by Tennessee Supreme Court