Multiple Defendants Say Flint Water Crisis Case Should Be Dismissed

Mealey's (March 22, 2018, 12:06 PM EDT) -- DETROIT — Multiple defendants who were sued by a class of residents of Flint, Mich., who seek punitive damages for injuries allegedly caused by the lead-contaminated water crisis in that city on March 20 filed several, largely similar briefs contending that the case should be dismissed because the plaintiffs fail to plead a valid cause of action for violation of their bodily integrity, among other claims (In re Flint Water Cases [Luke Waid, et al. v. Richard D. Snyder, et al.], No. 16-10444, E.D. Mich.)....