Class, Defendants Debate Jurisdiction And Discovery In Flint Lead Water Case

Mealey's (February 13, 2018, 2:07 PM EST) -- DETROIT — Engineering consultants named as defendants in the lead-contaminated water crisis in Flint, Mich., and the class of plaintiffs alleging that they have been injured by that water on Feb. 9 filed briefs debating whether the federal district court has jurisdiction to order certain discovery at the current stage of the litigation (In re Flint Water Cases [Luke Waid, et al. v. Richard D. Snyder, et al.], No. 16-10444, E.D. Mich.)....