'Mediation' an option, according to people suing Flint over its high water bills
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit to reduce Flint's high water bills say they would like to reach a deal.Soon after taking the job in 2011, former Flint emergency manager Michael Brown hiked the city's water and...
View ArticleJudge orders Flint to cut water rate, stop disconnections and repay water fund
A judge’s ruling today may bring relief to Flint water customers. It may also push the city closer to bankruptcy.Circuit Court Judge Archie Hayman’s rulings affect thousands of Flint water...
View ArticleFlint preps to cut water rates, if it doesn't get a court order stayed
Flint may soon cut its water bills to comply with a court injunction. Maybe.The injunction requires the city to reduce its rates, stop disconnecting delinquent water customers and reimburse the city’s...
View ArticleThe legal fight over Flint's water moves into a new phase Monday
A judge will consider granting class action status on Monday to a lawsuit against the city of Flint in the continuing legal fight over that city’s water rates.Giving the lawsuit class action status...
View ArticleAttorney looking for Flint parents who lost child custody when their water...
An attorney is looking for parents in Flint who may have lost custody of their children after having their water shutoff.Attorney Valdemar Washington is heading a class action lawsuit against the city...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals says "no" to Flint's request to appeal water rate ruling
The Michigan Court of Appeals has dealt a blow to Flint’s legal fight against an order to lower city water rates.The Court of Appeals turned down the city’s request to appeal an August ruling by Judge...
View ArticleFewer Flint water customers are paying their bills
Fewer and fewer people are paying their water bills in Flint. Flint’s water bill collections are down by $1.75 million since a judge issued an injunction in August rolling back rates and ordering an...
View ArticleFlint water shutoffs to be the subject of a court hearing this week
This week, a judge will consider whether the city of Flint may resume shutting off water to people who haven’t paid their bills.In August, Genesee Circuit Judge Archie Hayman ordered the city of Flint...
View ArticleFlint water shutoffs case heading back to court
This week, a judge will hear more arguments over whether the city of Flint may resume shutting off water to delinquent customers.Last August, Genesee Circuit Judge Archie Hayman ordered the city to...
View ArticleFlint may resume water shutoffs soon
The city of Flint may soon resume shutting off water to delinquent customers.Later this month, Genesee County Circuit Court Judge Archie Hayman will hand down a ruling finding Flint water customers are...
View ArticleFlint to water customers: The bill's not in the mail
There’s so much confusion about Flint’s water and sewer rates that the city is suspending mailing bills to the city’s residents.During the past year, there’s been almost as much happening to Flint’s...
View ArticleFlint water suit hits roadblock in federal court
A federal judge may have dealt a serious blow to people suing over the Flint water crisis.U.S. District judge John Corbett O’Meara dismissed the class-action suit after finding the claims made by Flint...
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