Underlying Plaintiffs Say Insurers Owe $25M For Contaminated Water Settlement

( September 29, 2026, 9:06 AM EDT) -- LANSING, Mich. — Underlying plaintiffs who filed two class action lawsuits seeking damages caused by lead XE "lead" -contaminated water supplied by a city argue that the city’s insurers have a duty to defend and indemnify the city for a $25 million consent settlement reached in the underlying class action suits because the insurers cannot dispute that the settlement between the city and the underlying plaintiffs was “reasonable and in good faith,” the underlying plaintiffs say in support of a motion for summary judgment filed in Michigan federal court....