Racial Discrimination Claims Related To Chemical Injury Are ‘Meritless,’ City Says

(August 31, 2023, 11:40 AM EDT) -- GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Kalamazoo, Mich., and city officials have moved to dismiss a $600 million chemical injury lawsuit brought by Black residents who contend that their injuries from chemical emissions are the result of “intentional discrimination.”  The city defendants say that the case is “meritless” and that the plaintiffs failed to allege any wrongdoing....