Judge: Precedent Prevents Deadline Extension In Flint Water Crisis Case

Mealey's (June 28, 2021, 1:42 PM EDT) -- DETROIT — A federal judge in Michigan on June 25 denied a motion by some plaintiffs who sought to extend a deadline for bone scans to be performed and causation reports to be filed in the Flint, Mich., water crisis litigation, ruling that the district court cannot, on its own, alter the terms and conditions of the negotiated settlement in the litigation....