Waid et al v. Snyder et al

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February 29, 2024
Mich. Judge Floats Sanctions If Doc Review Wastes Her Time

A Michigan federal judge on Thursday warned attorneys for a water engineering firm accused of prolonging lead exposure in the Flint water crisis not to waste her time by improperly withholding unprotected documents related to its public relations strategy around the case.
February 28, 2024
Judges Tell Mich. To Get Moving On Flint Engineering Suit

Michigan federal and state judges on Wednesday told the state to speed up its professional malpractice case against an engineering firm accused of prolonging the Flint water crisis, saying Michigan can't worry about whether it would look bad to go ahead before residents resolve their federal claims.
February 16, 2024
Mayer Brown Denies Knowing Of 'Disturbing' Flint PR Effort

A Mayer Brown LLP partner representing Veolia North America, the water engineering firm facing negligence claims from children exposed to lead in Flint, Michigan, told a Michigan federal judge Friday that his team didn't know about Veolia's public relations campaign disparaging the children's counsel, a campaign the judge labeled a "disturbing development."
February 13, 2024
Attys Must Reveal Possible Tie To 'Disturbing' Flint PR Move

A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday tore into attorneys for a water engineering firm being sued for its alleged role in the Flint water crisis, warning them of severe repercussions if they are found to be involved in a campaign to disparage opposing counsel.
February 01, 2024
$25M Flint Water Crisis Deal Heads Off Impending Trial

Flint residents and the last remaining engineering defendant in sprawling litigation over the city's water crisis announced Thursday they had reached a $25 million deal that would avoid an upcoming trial, with the engineering firm saying more than half of Flint residents will get a payout.
January 22, 2024
Flint Water Jury Can See Child Blood Toxicity Data

A Michigan federal judge said on Monday that Flint residents can show a jury data about young children's blood toxicity levels during the city's water crisis, even though the children are not part of the class in an upcoming trial accusing an engineering firm of prolonging residents' lead exposure.
January 17, 2024
Engineering Co. Can Point Fingers In Flint Water Trial

A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday said that a water engineering firm accused of negligence that prolonged the Flint water crisis can argue to a jury that other individuals and groups had some fault in the water contamination.
January 03, 2024
Witness On Hair Loss, Rashes DQ'd In Flint Case As Unreliable

A Michigan federal judge has excluded a plaintiffs' expert who was set to testify that corrosive water in Flint, Michigan, caused hair loss and skin rashes, saying the expert's reliance on a single, nonrandom study renders his opinions unreliable.
November 01, 2023
Flint Engineering Co. Offers $8M To End Water Crisis Suits

A civil engineering company will pay $8 million to resolve claims it failed to warn Flint, Michigan, residents of likely lead contamination that triggered a drinking water crisis in the city, according to a proposed settlement filed in federal court.
October 23, 2023
Flint Expert Barred From Discussing Lead's Effect On Fetuses

Flint, Michigan, residents won't be able to introduce expert testimony about the effects of lead exposure on the cognitive development of fetuses in an upcoming issues class trial, the federal judge presiding over Flint water crisis litigation ruled Friday.

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