Judge: County Agency May Not Assert New Affirmative Defenses In Groundwater Case

DETROIT - A federal judge in Michigan on June 27 partly granted and partly denied a motion by a municipal agency to amend its answer and assert counterclaims in a groundwater contamination lawsuit, ruling that the agency could not assert new affirmative defenses or demand a jury trial at this stage in the litigation (Gould Electronics Inc. v. Livingston County Road Commission, No. 17-11130, E.D. Mich., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107370).
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