Duluth City Council approves more legal spending after closed session
A class-action suit over stormwater fees and a police settlement to an injured man will add to the city's growing litigation costs.
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A class-action suit over stormwater fees and a police settlement to an injured man will add to the city's growing litigation costs.
An attorney for the companies has estimated more than 1,500 owners of nonresidential properties were subject to similar fees and were also due reimbursement for years of paying inflated charges.
Aug. 9—DULUTH — The pool of plaintiffs challenging the city over stormwater fees could soon grow after a judge certified the lawsuit as a class-action case. In an order Wednesday,
A jury trial is slated for February.
The plaintiffs are seeking class-action certification.