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Michigan Federal Court Permits Subcontractor’s Quasi-Contractual Claims to Proceed Despite Existence of Express Contract Covering the Same Subject Matter

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Finizio A Michigan federal court partially granted Consumers Energy Company’s (“CEC”) motion to dismiss P.A.L. May 28, 2020) Anthony V.

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Edenville Dam owner knew about defects 10 years before failure, filing claims

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The Michigan attorney general alleged an engineer quit the site in 2017 after his calls for repairs went unheeded.

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Michigan Judge Refuses to Move Line 5 Pipeline Case to State Court

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State governor and attorney general seek to shut down oil pipeline, claiming it is unsafe and poses an environmental threat to the Straits of Mackinac. .

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Michigan Claims Engineers’ Errors Prolonged Corrosion

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Only a few months ago, Michigan’s state agencies stood at the center of a circle of blame for the Flint water crisis.

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Study: Oil, Gas Site Flaring Releases Much More Methane Than Previously Estimated

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petroleum-based emissions, University of Michigan researchers claim in journal Science, as Europe probes methane leaks from Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines that could be sabotage. Unburned gas makes up as much as 10% of U.S.

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Study: Oil, Gas Site Flaring Releases Much More Methane Than Previously Estimated

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petroleum-based emissions, University of Michigan researchers claim in journal Science, as Europe probes methane leaks from Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines that could be sabotage. Unburned gas makes up as much as 10% of U.S.

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Flint Water Suits Against Three Engineers Will Go to Trial, Judge Says

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Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam, Veolia North America and Leo A Daly face claims of professional negligence in the civil court case related to the Michigan city's crisis over lead in its water supply.