Flint Plaintiffs Seek Order Compelling Production Of Documents Improperly Withheld

(January 26, 2024, 1:04 PM EST) -- ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Plaintiffs in the Flint water crisis litigation have moved in Michigan federal court to compel engineering firms that were involved in the decision to switch the city’s water supply to the Flint River, which resulted in the drinking water being contaminated with lead, to comply with court orders to produce documents that the presiding judge has determined were withheld under improper assertions of privilege....