Walters et al v. Flint et al

  1. May 19, 2022

    Flint Engineers Lose 'Arguably Frivolous' Mistrial Bid

    A Michigan federal judge has denied a mistrial bid from two engineering companies accused of negligence in a bellwether civil case by children poisoned in the Flint water crisis, calling their attempt to get the trial tossed based on a damages expert's testimony "plainly meritless" and possibly "frivolous."

  2. April 26, 2022

    Flint Official Says State Ignored Water Concerns

    A former water official for the city of Flint, Michigan, told a jury Tuesday he expressed concerns to state regulators about plans to imminently switch the water supply, which ultimately resulted in lead contamination, but never received a response.

  3. April 19, 2022

    Ex-Flint Official Gave Bad Info To Congress, Jury Hears

    A former Flint, Michigan, emergency manager admitted that he was "not accurate" in telling Congress he learned about lead in water in the city only after leaving his position, according to a deposition video played for a federal jury Tuesday after the official took the Fifth and refused to testify live.

  4. April 05, 2022

    Ex-Flint Mayor Says Water Report Omitted Safety Concerns

    Flint, Michigan's former mayor told a federal jury Tuesday that a water contractor now facing professional-negligence claims told city managers that corrosion control was primarily a matter of the water's appearance, not its safety.

  5. April 04, 2022

    Ex-Gov. Can Appeal Order Forcing His Testimony In Flint Trial

    A Michigan federal judge granted former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's request for an interlocutory appeal of a ruling that he cannot plead the Fifth Amendment on questions he previously answered in depositions, finding "an expedited ruling from the Sixth Circuit would materially advance the ultimate termination of this litigation."

  6. March 25, 2022

    Ex-Mich. Gov. Refuses To Testify On Flint Despite Court Order

    Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder told a federal judge Friday he will plead the Fifth Amendment in the Flint water crisis trial if called to testify despite a recent court order, setting up a probable appeal.

  7. March 21, 2022

    Ex-Gov. Can't Plead Blanket Fifth In Flint Water Trial

    Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and others facing criminal charges in the Flint water crisis can't quash subpoenas in an ongoing civil trial despite their request for blanket Fifth Amendment protection, a judge ruled Monday.

  8. March 08, 2022

    Engineer Wasn't Dogged On Flint Corrosion Fears, Jury Hears

    A water engineer on Tuesday told a federal jury weighing claims over the Flint, Michigan, water crisis that he did not aggressively push back in a meeting where state officials advocated delaying corrosion testing.

  9. March 01, 2022

    Flint's Water Processing 'Made It Worse,' Chemist Testifies

    Flint, Michigan's processing of salty Flint River water at its treatment plant ended up making the water even more corrosive to metal, a water chemist told a federal jury in Ann Arbor on Tuesday as the first witness in a bellwether lead-poisoning trial.

  10. February 28, 2022

    Flint Water Engineers Were 'Puzzle Pieces' Of Crisis, Jury Told

    The first bellwether trial over the Flint, Michigan, water crisis began Monday as lawyers for a group of residents told a federal jury that two engineering contractors brushed off their paramount duty to sound alarms over lead.