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IN RE FLINT WATER CASES

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969 F.3d 298 (2020)

IN RE: FLINT WATER CASES. Marlana Sirls et al. (19-1961); Leanne Walters, individually and as next friend of her children G.w.1, G.w.2, K.M., J.D. et al. (19-2000/2005/2008/2011/2012) Plaintiffs-appellees, v. State of Michigan et al., Defendants, Stephen Busch, Patrick Cook, Michael Prysby, and Bradley Wurfel (19-1961/2000); Adam Rosenthal (19-1975/2005); Richard Dale Snyder, Andy Dillon, and Gretchen Whitmer (19-1983/2008); City of Flint, Michigan, Howard Croft, Daugherty Johnson, Michael Glasgow, Darnell Earley, and Gerald Ambrose (19-2011/2012), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 5, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Charles E. Barbieri , FOSTER, SWIFT, COLLINS & SMITH, P.C., Lansing, Michigan, for Appellants Busch, Cook, Prysby, and Wurfel. Margaret A. Bettenhausen , OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellants Snyder, Dillon, and Whitmer. Christopher J. Marker , O'NEIL, WALLACE & DOYLE, P.C., Saginaw, Michigan, for Appellant Glasgow. Edwar A. Zeineh , LAW OFFICE OF EDWAR A. ZEINEH, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant Johnson. Renner K. Walker , LEVY KONIGSBERG LLP, New York, New York, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Charles E. Barbieri , Allison M. Collins , FOSTER, SWIFT, COLLINS & SMITH, P.C., Lansing, Michigan, Jay M. Berger , Michael J. Pattwell , CLARK HILL PLC, Lansing, Michigan, Philip A. Grashoff, Jr. , SMITH HAUGHEY RICE & ROEGGE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellants Busch, Cook, Prysby, and Wurfel. Margaret A. Bettenhausen , Richard S. Kuhl , Nathan A. Gambill , OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellants Snyder, Dillon, and Whitmer. Christopher J. Marker , O'NEIL, WALLACE & DOYLE, P.C., Saginaw, Michigan, William Y. Kim , CITY OF FLINT, Flint, Michigan, Edwar A. Zeineh , LAW OFFICE OF EDWAR A. ZEINEH, Lansing, Michigan, Frederick A. Berg, Jr. , BUTZEL LONG, P.C., Detroit, Michigan, Sheldon H. Klein , BUTZEL LONG, P.C., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Todd R. Perkins , THE PERKINS LAW GROUP PLLC, Detroit, Michigan, Alexander S. Rusek , WHITE LAW, PLLC, Okemos, Michigan, Barry A. Wolf , Flint, Michigan, for Appellants City of Flint, Croft, Johnson, Glasgow, Earley, and Ambrose. James W. Burdick , BURDICK LAW, P.C., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, James A. Fajen , FAJEN AND MILLER, PLLC, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Appellant Rosenthal. Renner K. Walker , Corey M. Stern , LEVY KONIGSBERG LLP, New York, New York, Hunter J. Shkolnik , NAPOLI SHKOLNIK PLLC, New York, New York, for Appellees.

MOORE, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which SUTTON and WHITE, JJ., joined. SUTTON, J. (pp. 9-11), delivered a separate concurring opinion.

OPINION

This is an appeal from one of the many strands of the Flint Water Crisis litigation. The City of Flint and City and State officials (collectively, "Defendants-Appellants") allegedly caused, sustained, and covered up the poisoning of the people of Flint.1 As Defendants-Appellants for the...

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