U.S. High Court Refuses To Hear Immunity Case Dealing With Flint Lead Water Crisis

Mealey's (January 21, 2020, 10:41 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 21 denied certiorari in a case brought by current and former employees of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) who contended that a lower court erred when it held that some employees and the city of Flint, Mich., are not entitled to immunity in the litigation pertaining to the lead-contaminated water crisis in that city (Stephen Busch, et al. v. Shari Guertin, et al., No. 19-350, and City of Flint, et al. v. Shari Guertin, et al., No. 19-205, U.S. Sup. [consolidated])....