April 15, 2022
A Michigan federal judge on Friday declined to disqualify an attorney representing a group of plaintiffs in litigation over the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, saying while he likely created a conflict of interest by representing both clients who approved of and objected to the settlement, it does not warrant tossing him from the case.
February 04, 2022
Lawyers representing Flint, Michigan, residents in litigation over the city's contaminated water will come away with more than $39.6 million in fees after reaching a $626 million settlement that will provide payments to thousands affected by the crisis, a Michigan federal judge ruled Friday.
December 02, 2021
The Sixth Circuit Court has affirmed a lower court's decision not to allow state court plaintiffs to intervene in the $626 million federal settlement over the Flint, Michigan, toxic water crisis.
November 10, 2021
A Michigan federal judge gave final approval to a $626 million settlement over the Flint water crisis, rejecting numerous objections to the deal that will provide payments to more than 100,000 people affected by the contaminated water.
October 21, 2021
A Michigan federal judge said the Flint City Council's inaction can't stand in the way of McLaren Healthcare Corp.'s promise to pay $5 million into a proposed civil settlement over the lead water crisis, an amount that is down from the $20 million the medical center initially proposed.
August 12, 2021
Flint residents have been granted partial class certification in a suit seeking to hold two engineering firms accountable for their work advising the Michigan city on its lead water crisis, after a federal judge tinkered with their proposed definitions for doing so.
May 28, 2021
Plaintiffs' attorneys want to seal the deal on a $641 million settlement over the Flint, Michigan, water crisis that objectors have said carves out too much for legal fees, arguing that the fee request is fair for the hard-fought work to secure compensation for an environmental catastrophe.
May 11, 2021
Twenty-six more members of the $641 million Flint, Michigan, water settlement class raised objections to the deal on Tuesday, slamming it for providing too much money to attorneys and not enough relief to the victims themselves.
March 30, 2021
Some members of the $641 million Flint water settlement class urged a Michigan federal judge Monday to reject lawyers' bid for $202 million in fees, saying the payment scheme doesn't comply with legal standards.
March 09, 2021
Plaintiffs' attorneys who sued Michigan over the Flint water crisis are seeking $202 million in attorney fees, nearly 32% of a proposed $641 million deal that will provide compensation for minors exposed to lead-tainted water, adults without attorneys and others, according to a motion for fees filed Monday in federal court.