KNOXVILLE – A federal judge has ordered Tennessee Valley Authority President and CEO Tom Kilgore to give a deposition about the utility’s huge 2008 coal ash spill west of Knoxville.
U.S. Magistrate Bruce Guyton on Thursday ordered the deposition that TVA attorneys oppose. The order sought by attorneys for people seeking damages from the December 2008 spill says Kilgore has “unique personal knowledge of the events and relevant matters.”
The order directs plaintiff attorneys to work with TVA on a schedule.
TVA representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The court has already said TVA is not liable for punitive damages in the suits.