Mealey's (October 31, 2018, 1:38 PM EDT) -- ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A former employee of the state of Michigan on Oct. 26 filed a brief in Michigan federal court arguing that the residents of Flint, Mich., who have sued state and local authorities for the lead-contaminated drinking water in their city should not be permitted to file an amended complaint to add a claim for gross negligence because he has “absolute statutory immunity from Michigan tort claims” (In re Flint Water Cases [Luke Waid, et al. v. Richard D. Snyder, et al.], No. 16-10444, E.D. Mich.)....