Sterling et al v. The City of Jackson, Mississippi et al

  1. April 08, 2024

    Miss. Residents Defend Jackson Water Contamination Claims

    A group of Jackson, Mississippi, residents are asking a federal judge to preserve their second amended proposed class action against the mostly Black city over a water treatment plant shutdown that left more than 150,000 people without access to clean water. 

  2. August 18, 2023

    Miss. Residents Stick To Jackson Water Contamination Claims

    Residents of Jackson, Mississippi say the city needs to take responsibility for the public water supply being contaminated with lead instead of attempting to "avoid accountability" for violating their constitutional rights.

  3. July 17, 2023

    Jackson City Officials Try To Ditch Water Contamination Suit

    Jackson, Mississippi's mayor and other city officials have urged a federal judge to drop them from a suit brought by residents claiming they are responsible for the city's contaminated water, with the officials arguing they have qualified immunity.

  4. May 22, 2023

    Ex-Miss. Water Chief Wants Out Of System Failure Suit

    A former interim public works director in Jackson, Mississippi, asked a federal judge to release him from a lawsuit brought by city residents over treatment plant failures that left 150,000 people without clean water, saying the plaintiffs do not allege that he individually committed any specific wrongdoing.

  5. January 24, 2023

    Siemens Liable For Miss. Water System Failure, Residents Say

    Residents of Jackson, Mississippi, told a court that Siemens Industry Inc. can't escape responsibility for its work on the city's water system that they say led the system into financial ruin ahead of an August collapse that deprived 150,000 people of drinking water for months.

  6. December 13, 2022

    Siemens Moves To Dodge Jackson Drinking Water Suit

    Siemens Industry Inc. has asked out of a proposed class action from a group of Jackson, Mississippi, residents who say they suffered health problems from the city's flawed water system, which failed in August, leaving 150,000 residents without drinking water for months.

  7. September 19, 2022

    Jackson Residents Sue Over Water Failure

    A group of Jackson, Mississippi, residents has hit public officials and engineering firms with a federal proposed class action over a water treatment plant shutdown last month that left more than 150,000 without access to clean water in the mostly Black city.