Firms Petition Supreme Court, Say Class Action Ruling In Flint Water Case 'Wrong'

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A group of engineering firms that were sued by residents who contended that they shared liability for the lead-contaminated water crisis in Flint, Mich., on March 9 filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals' decision that a plaintiff may obtain remand under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) without evidence of class members' citizenship "creates a circuit split and is wrong" (Lockwood Andrews& Newnam P.C. v. Jennifer Mason, No. 16-1092, U.S. Sup.).
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