Flint water prosecutors released confidential information, Snyder’s attorneys claim
Updated May 12, 2021;
Posted May 12, 2021
Former Gov. Rick Snyder stays silent as a barrage of media asks questions after his video arraignment on charges related to the Flint water crisis on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 outside the Genesee County Jail in downtown Flint. (Cody Scanlan | MLive.com)
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FLINT, MI Flint water prosecutors improperly released thousands of confidential documents related to mediation over the city of Detroit’s 2013 bankruptcy, attorneys for former Gov. Rick Snyder say.
In a motion filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit on Wednesday, May 12, attorneys from Warner Norcross and Judd asked for an evidentiary hearing and an order holding the Michigan Office of Attorney General and the individuals responsible for “this improper release of information in contempt of the Bankruptcy Court’s mediation and confidentiality orders.”
No Flint water crisis attorney has agreed to cap on fees for defending state employees
Updated May 06, 2021;
Posted May 06, 2021
Former Gov. Rick Snyder walks out from the Genesee County Jail alongside his attorney after a video arraignment on charges related to the Flint water crisis on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 in downtown Flint. Snyder faces two counts of willful neglect of duty, each a one year misdemeanor and/or $1,000 fine. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | Mlive.com
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FLINT, MI Nearly four months after nine current and former government officials were charged with crimes related to the Flint water crisis, none of their attorneys has agreed to a standardized contract proposed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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Mattress store wins dispute over rent early in pandemic
April 26, 2021
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BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) A judge has ruled in favor of a Bay City mattress store that declined to pay rent for two months last year when the business was closed because of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer s pandemic orders.
Mattress Firm argued a legal theory known as “frustration of purpose.” U.S. District Judge Thomas Ludington said it was an appropriate defense against paying $21,000 in base rent to Bay City Realty. The mattress store had been barred from conducting business.
“Whether ‘frustration of purpose’ or other common law defenses may be available is heavily dependent on the facts of each case, in particular the language of the operable lease, and the applicable law,” said Warner Norcross & Judd, a law firm that closely watched the case.