6th Circuit Affirms More Than $200M In Fees, Expenses For Flint Water Attorneys

Mealey's (March 21, 2023, 12:10 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A panel of the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s ruling that awarded $200.9 million in attorney fees and expenses in the Flint water crisis, ruling that the parties who objected to it lack standing to appeal the common benefit structure of the award and concluding that the lower court “did not otherwise abuse its discretion.”...