Flint Water Crisis Law Firms Say Fee Dispute Filed By Former Colleagues Is Barred

(October 27, 2023, 11:41 AM EDT) -- ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Two law firms moved in Michigan federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought against them for breach of contract by a law firm that contends that it is entitled to a greater share of attorney fees in relation to an agreement between the parties for representing plaintiffs in the class action involving the lead-contaminated water crisis in Flint, Mich.  The two defendant law firms say the suit should be dismissed because it is barred by collateral estoppel....