AG Nessel: State cannot weigh in on attorneys fees in Flint civil litigation unless court asks
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The Flint Water Plant tower is shown in Flint, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Some Flint residents impacted by months of lead-tainted water are looking past expected charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder and others in his administration to healing physical and emotional damages left by the crisis. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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FLINT, Mich. â Michigan Attorney General Dana Nesselâs office says the state canât offer an opinion on the amount sought by attorneys in the Flint water crisis litigation â unless specifically asked by the court.
Plaintiffs' attorneys in the Flint water civil litigation are seeking $202 million of the $641.5 million settlement, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday.
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Nessel and Special Prosecutor Kym Worthy took the evidence against the nine officials indicted in the Flint Water crisis to a one-man grand jury - a Genesee County judge - and presented it in secret proceedings with no defense attorneys present.
That allowed the prosecution to avoid laying out its case in an open court before trial, which is the typical process, and it denied the defendants the opportunity to challenge the evidence before heading to trial.
The goal was to avoid what happened the first time a case was brought against administration officials. Former Health Director Nick Lyon, facing nine felony counts of manslaughter in the Flint Water Crisis, mounted a vigorous defense that extended his preliminary exam for nearly a year before the charges were dropped.
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