Dancer et al v. United States of America et al

  1. March 19, 2024

    Feds, Mich., City Escape Black Residents' $600M Pollution Case

    A Michigan federal judge has dismissed a $600 million lawsuit brought by Black residents of Kalamazoo claiming a local company, the city, the state and the federal government did nothing about polluted air in their neighborhood because of their race.

  2. August 29, 2023

    Mich. City Calls Black Residents' $600M Pollution Case A Mess

    The city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, urged a federal court to dismiss $600 million claims that it failed to protect Black residents from air pollution, calling their lawsuit a self-contradictory mess that couldn't establish how the city was responsible for the purported actions of others.

  3. June 07, 2023

    Black Michigan Residents Bring $600M Air Pollution Suit

    A proposed class of Black residents from Kalamazoo, Michigan, claim a local company, the city, the state and the federal government did nothing about the polluted air in their neighborhood because of their race, according to a complaint filed in federal court Wednesday.