Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers attorneys Megan Bonanni and Andrea Johnson have been named to the Executive Board of the Michigan Association of Justice. The MAJ is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to furthering civil justice and providing services that allow members to better represent their clients. The Legal News covered the appointment in its October 3 edition. The Observer and Eccentric/Hometown Life covered the news in its October 5 edition. The Mission of the Michigan Association for Justice mission "is to promote a fair and effective justice system and aims to support the work of attorneys in their efforts to ensure that any person who is injured by the misconduct or negligence of others can obtain justice in Michigan's courtrooms, even when taking on the most powerful interests. You can read the entire board selection here.
Bridge Michigan -- "Michigan EGLE Can't be Trusted to Probe its Rule on Dam Failure"
Bridge Michigan published an op-ed authored by Michael Pitt which urges Gov. Whitmer to appoint an independent task force to investigate the failure of the Edenville Dam:
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TIME -- "States Automated Systems are Trapping Citizens in Bureaucratic Nightmares with Lives on the Line"
Jennifer Lord was quoted in a TIME magazine feature-length investigative report on the harms inflicted by AI-based decision-making systems utilized to manage government public health and benefits programs. The article includes an account of the...
WEYI/NBC/Mid-Michigan -- "Federal Court Rules Former Gov. Rick Snyder Remains as a Defendant in Flint Residents' Lawsuit"
Co-counsel Michael Pitt and Ted Leopold were quoted in a WEYI/NBC report on a recent federal appeals court decision upholding a lower court ruling that former Gov. Snyder and other state administrators be reinstated as defendants in the Flint Water...
Detroit News -- "Independent Dam Inquiry Sought as Whitmer Launches Probe"
Michael Pitt was cited in a Detroit News report on a state-conducted investigation into the Edenville Dam failure announced by Gov. Whitmer:
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Midland Daily News -- "Victims Begin to Sue for Dam Failure, Flood Damage"
The Midland Daily News referenced the lawsuit filed by firm attorneys in the Michigan Court of Claims, including citation of passages from the complaint:
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Michigan Radio/NPR -- "Midland County Residents File Lawsuit Against State, Alleging Negligent Dam Management"
Michael Pitt was quoted in a Michigan Radio/NPR report on the Court of Claims suit filed by the firm regarding failure of the Edenville Dam:
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Hometownlife.com/Observer & Eccentric -- "Lawsuit: Canton Apartment Owners Evicted Tenants in Addiction Recovery Program"
Hometownlife.com/Observer & Eccentric published a report on a federal housing discrimination case brought against an apartment complex which evicted recovering substance abusers participating in a residential rehab program. Robin Wagner and...
WDIV/NBC/Detroit -- "Midland County Residents Sue State Over Edenville Dam Failure"
WDIV/NBC reported on the Edenville Dam-related Court of Claims filing:
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Newsradio WSGW/Midland -- "Midland Area Homeowners File Class Action"
Michael Pitt was quoted in a report from Newsradio WSGW/Midland on the Court of Claims complaint filed regarding the failure of the Edenville Dam:
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WILX/CBS/Lansing -- "Midland Area Homeowners File Lawsuit Against State of Michigan"
Michael Pitt was quoted in WILX/CBS coverage of the Edenville Dam-related Court of Claims filing:
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WDIV/NBC/Detroit -- "Midland County Residents Sue State Over Edenville Dam Failure"
WDIV/NBC reported on the Edenville Dam-related Court of Claims filing:
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WNEM/CBS/Saginaw-Bay City -- "Midland County Homeowners File Lawsuit Against State of Michigan"
M. Pitt was quoted in a WNEM/CBS report on the Edenville Dam-related Court of Claims case:
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FOX 2 News -- "Mid-Michigan Homeowners Sue State Over Edenville Dam Break, Allege Neglect, Mismanagement"
Michael Pitt was quoted in a FOX 2 News report on the Edenville Dam-related Court of Claims case:
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Detroit Free Press -- "New Flood Lawsuit Claims Michigan Mismanaged Dam"
Michael Pitt was quoted in a Detroit Free Press story on the Court of Claims lawsuit filed by Edenville residents against the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy regarding the failure of the Edenville Dam and subsequent...
Bloomberg Law: "Michigan Inmates Get Sanitary Upgrades, Testing in COVID-19 Suit"
Bloomberg Law cited Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers as attorneys of record in it posted report on the preliminary injunction granted in the Oakland County Jail class action:
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Afro.com -- "First Federal Court Win Ordering Release of Medically-Vulnerable People In Our County Jails"
Cary McGehee was quoted by Afro.com in a posted report on the preliminary injunction granted in the Oakland County Jail COVID-19 class action:
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Oakland Press -- "Federal Judge: Release Medically Vulnerable from Oakland County Jail"
Cary McGehee was quoted in Oakland Press coverage of a favorable ruling for the plaintiffs handed-down in the Oakland County Jail class action:
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Detroit News -- "Judge Orders Oakland County Jail to Submit List of Inmates for Release Consideration"
Cary McGehee was quoted in a report published by Detroit News regarding a ruling issued by U.S. District Judge Linda Parker in the Oakland County Jail class action:
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The Appeal -- "Lawsuit Seeks the Release of 'Medically Vulnerable' People at Oakland County Jail in Michigan"
Kevin Carlson and Cary McGehee were cited in a report posted in The Appeal (vertical news outlet focusing primarily on the criminal justice system) regarding the problematic conditions at Oakland County Jail due to COVID-19 and the related class...
Detroit News -- "Oakland County Jail Details Efforts to Address COVID-19"
Cary McGehee was quoted in a Detroit News report on actions taken by Oakland County Jail in response to a federal lawsuit filed by prisoners alleging the facility has not adequately protected them from the transmission of the coronavirus:
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