Split 6th Circuit Denies Rehearing Of Flint Water Crisis Immunity Ruling

Mealey's (May 17, 2019, 3:33 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A divided en banc Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 16 denied rehearing of a decision in which a panel held that the city of Flint, Mich., and some of its employees are not entitled to immunity in the lead-contaminated water crisis litigation brought by residents (Shari Guertin, et al. v. Michigan, et al., No. 17-1699, 6th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 14480)....