State, City Officials Oppose Motions To Consolidate Flint Tort Litigation

Attorneys for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) and the City of Flint are urging a federal district court to deny multiple motions to consolidate class action tort suits and other litigation over the lead contamination crisis in the city, reiterating prior arguments that the plaintiffs lack subject matter jurisdiction and their claims are precluded by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). In a May 5 filing in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, attorneys for Snyder...