Three years after the failure of two dams led to devastating flooding in Midland County, impacted residents are still waiting on lawsuits to pay off.
Three years after the failure of two dams led to devastating flooding in Midland County, impacted residents are still waiting on lawsuits to pay off.
“Defend, deny and delay,” is how attorney Ven Johnson (center) describes the state of Michigan’s legal strategy to civil lawsuits tied to the May 2020 dam failures and floods in Gladwin and Midland counties. Johnson and his clients held a news conference at the site of the now-empty Sanford Lake.
An attorney representing central Michigan residents damaged by the 2020 dam failures accused state attorneys on Thursday of delaying court proceedings with “frivolous appeals.”
Photographs of four students —Hana St. Juliana, 14, Madisyn Baldwin, 17, Tate Myre, 16 and Justin Shilling, 17 — sit among bouquets of flowers, teddy bears and other personal items left at the memorial site on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021.
Guidepost Solutions, a firm hired by the Oxford school board to investigate the 2021 deadly shooting, released an independent report on safety and threat assessment at Oxford High School, saying there’s room for improvement in certain areas.
James and Jennifer Crumbley will have their civil trial dismissed in order for Ven Johnson to proceed to the Michigan Court of Appeals on another aspect of the case. They will not be part of that appeal.
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FOX 2 Detroit | May 11, 2023 – Ven Johnson joins Let It Rip to discuss Oxford safety investigation
CBS Detroit | April 27, 2023 – Ven Johnson joins CBS Detroit to explain decision to drop the Crumbley parents from Oxford lawsuit
WDIV | May 9, 2023 – Ven Johnson speaks on report for Oxford school security
WDIV | May 12, 2023 – Ven Johnson highlights key victory in federal case against Oxford Community Schools