County faces lawsuit over attorney choice
CORUNNA â An Owosso woman has filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate the hiring of Shiawassee County corporate legal counsel Ryan Painter, alleging the board of commissioners violated Michiganâs Open Meetings Act in the process. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday on behalf of Nichole Ruggiero by Fidelis Law PLLC in 35th Circuit Court, seeks an admission of fault by the county in violating the OMA, as well as to prevent the county from using Painter as corporate counsel. The suit asks the court to âdeclare defendantsâ actions and decisions invalid.â âThe majority of the ...
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