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Credit steve carmody / Michigan Radio A long line of Flint residents told a federal judge Tuesday that they are being victimized again by the massive water crisis legal settlement. Since the proposed settlement of civil claims was first announced last August, it has been lawyers doing most of the talking.This was the first time that Flint residents had a chance to share their thoughts on and objections to the deal. The federal judge held a special hearing in the Genesee County courthouse to give Flint residents a chance to appear before the court in person. More than 50,000 people have registered to be part of the $641 million settlement, funded by the state of Michigan, the city of Flint, McLaren Flint Hospital, and a local engineering firm. ....
View Comments An attorney who has repeatedly criticized a federal judge for her handling of the Flint drinking water civil cases got some payback Tuesday when he was caught sleeping during an online court hearing. U.S. District Judge Judith Levy called out Mark Cuker of Philadelphia after he dozed off during a fairness hearing on the proposed $641.25 million partial settlement of the case. Cuker has clashed repeatedly with Levy over off-the-record conferences she has held with other attorneys in the case. Cuker was among three attorneys who went to the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, asking it to order Levy to stop conducting such conferences. The appeals court declined to intervene. ....
View Comments DETROIT An attorney who has repeatedly criticized a federal judge for her handling of the Flint drinking water civil cases got some payback Tuesday when he was caught sleeping during an online court hearing. U.S. District Judge Judith Levy called out Mark Cuker of Philadelphia after he dozed off during a fairness hearing on the proposed $641.25 million partial settlement of the case. Cuker has clashed repeatedly with Levy over off-the-record conferences she has held with other attorneys in the case. Cuker was among three attorneys who went to the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, asking it to order Levy to stop conducting such conferences. The appeals court declined to intervene. ....
Attorneys submit proposed fees and get criticized in massive $641 million Flint water settlement Federal District Judge Judith Levy has been given a 416-page proposal to pay dozens of attorneys in the Flint water crisis combined civil lawsuits. and last updated 2021-03-09 19:20:06-05 FLINT, Mich. (WXYZ) â Federal District Judge Judith Levy has been given a 416-page proposal to pay dozens of attorneys in the Flint water crisis combined civil lawsuits. As proposed, the breakdown would be attorney fees of $202.8 million and attorney expenses of $7.2 million or about 32% of the $641 million settlement with the state and others. Critics, including former Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, say the fee request is excessive. Michigan Lawsuit Abuse is a group that formed in the 1990s and takes stands on high profile cases including Flint saying, âThe settlement to bring #JusticeforFint is disrespectful because out-of-state plaintiff lawyers are raking in millions of doll ....
Environmental News For The Week Ending 16January 2019 This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times). Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately: Summary: New US Covid infections for the week ending January 16th were 8.5% below those of the week ending January 9th, so it appears that the incidence of new cases mat have peaked and is turning down, at least for the time being. One caveat to that, though, is that we don t know how many of the prior week s cases were from reports that had been delayed over the holidays. For a check on that, we can compare new cases from the week ending January 16th to those from the week ending December 19t ....