Articles by Ed White

Michigan Town to Pay $320K to Japanese Man Wrongly Accused of Drunken Driving

A Michigan village has agreed to a $320,000 settlement with a man from Japan who was wrongly accused of drunken driving after a police officer badly misread a breath test, court records show. Ryohei Akima blew a 0.02 on the …

Michigan to Pay $1.75M to Man Wrongly Convicted for 35 Years in Sexual Assault Case

The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.75 million to an innocent man who spent 35 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of sexual assault. Louis Wright was released in November after authorities said DNA tests ruled him …

Former Owner of Collapsed Michigan Dam Faces $120 Million Judgment for Environmental Damage

DETROIT (AP) – The former owner of a Michigan dam is on the hook for roughly $120 million sought by the state for environmental damage when the structure failed after days of rain in 2020, a judge said. But it`s …

Property Owners Win Key Ruling Against State of Michigan Over 2020 Dam Failure

DETROIT (AP) – Property owners seeking to hold the state of Michigan responsible for the disastrous failure of a dam in 2020 have won a critical ruling from an appeals court. The court said claims of “inverse condemnation” – state-imposed …

Michigan Court of Appeals Upholds Decision Striking Down State Water Rules on PFAS Chemicals

DETROIT (AP) – The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a decision striking down state water rules designed to limit exposure to household and industrial chemicals known as PFAS, which are commonly referred to as forever chemicals. The rules, however, …

Families Affected by Michigan School Shooting Win Key Decision in Lawsuit

A group of families won a key court victory in an effort to pin some responsibility on a Michigan school district for a shooting that left four students dead and seven others wounded in 2021. The families can pursue claims …

Judge OKs Fund for University of Michigan Doctor’s Victims

A judge on Friday signed off on a fund for more than 1,000 people who said they were sexually assaulted by a University of Michigan doctor, an order that allows victims to start collecting a portion of a $490 million …

Michigan Agency Wins Appeal, Safety Case Reopened in Amish Farm Death

A mid-Michigan organic dairy farm is fighting state safety regulators, five years after a 19-year-old family member was fatally electrocuted while removing a metal pole from a grain bin. The dispute involves the state’s scrutiny of small farms, the traditions …

Judge in Flint Water Case Talks to Lawyers, Seals Transcript

A judge handling a trial over liability for lead contamination in Flint’s water sealed the transcript of a hearing with lawyers, a conference held this week while jurors were on an 11-day break from deliberations. A docket entry indicates the …

Simone Biles, Other Women Seek $1 Billion-Plus From FBI Over Nassar

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop the sports doctor when the agency first received …