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GUERTIN v. STATE

Nos. 17-1698/1699/1745/1752/1769.

912 F.3d 907 (2019)

Shari GUERTIN, Individually and as Next Friend of Her Child, E.B., a Minor; Diogenes Muse-Cleveland, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE of Michigan, et al., Defendants, City of Flint, Michigan, Howard Croft, Darnell Earley, and Gerald Ambrose (17-1699); Liane Shekter-Smith, Daniel Wyant, Stephen Busch, Michael Prysby, and Bradley Wurfel (17-1745); Nancy Peeler (17-1752); Robert Scott (17-1769); Eden Wells and Nick Lyon (17-1698), Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 4, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Zachary C. Larsen , OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellants in 17-1698. Frederick A. Berg, Jr. , BUTZEL LONG, P.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants in 17-1699. John J. Bursch , BURSCH LAW PLLC, Caledonia, Michigan, for Appellants in 17-1745. Michael S. Cafferty , Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant in 17-1752. Kurt Krause , CHARTIER & NYAMFUKUDZA, P.L.C., East Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant in 17-1769. Paul T. Geske , MCGUIRE LAW, P.C., Chicago, Illinois, for Appellees. Samuel R. Bagenstos , Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Amicus Curiae. ON BRIEF: Zachary C. Larsen , Richard S. Kuhl , Margaret A. Bettenhausen , Nathan A. Gambill , OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellants in 17-1698. Frederick A. Berg, Jr. , Sheldon H. Klein , BUTZEL LONG, P.C., Detroit, Michigan, Nikkiya T. Branch , PERKINS LAW GROUP, Detroit, Michigan, Alexander S. Rusek , WHITE LAW PLLC, Okemos, Michigan, William Y. Kim , CITY OF FLINT, Flint, Michigan, Barry A. Wolf , LAW OFFICE OF BARRY A. WOLF PLLC, Flint, Michigan, for Appellants in 17-1699. John J. Bursch , BURSCH LAW PLLC, Caledonia, Michigan, Philip A. Grashoff, Jr. , KOTZ SANGSTER WYSOCKI P.C., Bloomfield Hills, Thaddeus E. Morgan , Michael H. Perry , FRASER TREBILCOCK, Lansing, Michigan, Charles E. Barbieri , Allison M. Collins , FOSTER, SWIFT, COLLINS & SMITH, P.C., Lansing, Michigan, Jay M. Berger , Michael J. Pattwell , Jordan S. Bolton , Christopher B. Clare , CLARK HILL PLC, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants in 17-1745. Michael S. Cafferty , Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant in 17-1752. Mary Chartier , CHARTIER & NYAMFUKUDZA, P.L.C., East Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant in 17-1769. Paul T. Geske , MCGUIRE LAW, P.C., Chicago, Illinois, Steven Hart , HART, MCLAUGHLIN & ELDRIDGE, LLC, Chicago, Illinois, John Sawin , SAWIN LAW FIRM, LTD., Chicago, Illinois, for Appellees. Samuel R. Bagenstos , Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Amicus Curiae. Richard S. Kuhl , Margaret A. Bettenhausen , Nathan A. Gambill, Zachary C. Larsen , OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Amicus Curiae in 17-1699.

GRIFFIN, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which WHITE, J., joined, and McKEAGUE, J., joined in part. McKEAGUE, J. (pp. 941-63), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

OPINION

This case arises out of the infamous government-created environmental disaster commonly known as the Flint Water Crisis. As a cost-saving measure until a new water authority was to become operational, public officials switched the City of Flint municipal water supply from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department...

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