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  1. September 28, 2023

    Mich. Officials Off Hook For Benton Harbor Lead Response

    A Michigan federal judge on Thursday tossed two lawsuits accusing state and local officials of botching the response to lead contamination in Benton Harbor, Michigan's water and freed state officials from a third proposed class action.

  2. June 01, 2023

    Judge Favors Axing Mich. Residents' Suits Over Lead In Water

    A federal magistrate judge on Thursday recommended the dismissal of lawsuits over lead contamination in the water supply of Benton Harbor, Michigan, finding residents' allegations that the official response was botched didn't rise to the level of constitutional violations.

  3. May 08, 2023

    Judge To Atty In Lead Case: 'You're In Over Your Head'

    After wrestling Monday to decipher the "hodgepodge" of a complaint in a putative class action filed by Benton Harbor, Michigan, residents exposed to lead in the city's water system, a federal magistrate judge suggested the attorney for the plaintiffs might be out of his depth.

  4. March 01, 2023

    Residents Cite Genocide Convention To Keep Lead Suit Alive

    Benton Harbor, Michigan, residents fighting a proposed class action over lead contamination in water pipes said top federal environmental officials can't get immunity from responsibility for the crisis, invoking the U.S. Constitution and international genocide conventions in a bid to prevent a federal court from dismissing their claims.

  5. December 16, 2022

    Mich. Officials Want Out Of Lead Suits: This Is 'Not Flint'

    Michigan state officials named in class actions over Benton Harbor's troubled drinking water system sought on Friday to distinguish the city's lead problems from the Flint water crisis, saying "differences matter" in their bid to leave the suits. 

  6. November 23, 2022

    Michigan Tells Judge To Ax State Claims In Benton Harbor Suit

    Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday urged a federal judge to toss state-law claims like assault and battery from a proposed class action over lead contamination in Benton Harbor's municipal water system, arguing the plaintiffs hadn't alleged enough facts to support them.