US EditionJudge enters $120M order against former owner of failed Michigan dam
- Former Edenville Dam owner, Lee Mueller, has been found liable for almost $120 million in damages to Michigan's natural resources.
- U.S. District Court Judge Paul Maloney issued a default judgement against Mueller, concluding a lawsuit filed by the state in 2020.
- The damages include $21 million to state fisheries, $90 million to freshwater mussel ecosystems, and $8.8 million in state law violations.
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Judge enters $120M order against former owner of failed Michigan dam
DETROIT (AP) — The former owner of a Michigan dam is on the hook for roughly $120 million sought by the state for environmental damage when the structure failed after days of rain in 2020, a judge said. But it’s not known how the state will ever collect: Lee Mueller has filed for bankruptcy protection in Nevada. “I don’t have $120 million,” Mueller told The Associated Press, calling the figure an “absurdity.” After three days of rain, the Edenvi…
Judge signs $120 million order against former owner of failed Michigan dam
The state says the money represents the environmental damage caused by the collapse of the Edenville Dam and and flooded the city of Midland. But it's not known how state regulators will ever collect.
Judge enters $120M order against former owner of failed Michigan dam
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has signed a $120 million order against the former owner of a Michigan dam that failed after days of rain in 2020. The state says the money represents the environmental damage caused by the collapse of the Edenville Dam and and flooded the city of Midland. But it’s not known how state regulators will ever collect. Lee Mueller has filed for bankruptcy protection in Nevada. His lawyer says he doe…
Judge enters $120M order against former owner of failed Michigan dam
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has signed a $120 million order against the former owner of a Michigan dam that failed after days of rain in 2020. The state says the money represents the environmental damage caused by the collapse of the Edenville Dam and and flooded the city of Midland. But it’s not known how state regulators will ever collect. Lee Mueller has filed for bankruptcy protection in Nevada. His lawyer says he doe…
Judge enters $120M order against former owner of failed Michigan dam
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has signed a $120 million order against the former owner of a Michigan dam that failed after days of rain in 2020. The state says the money represents the environmental damage caused by the collapse of the Edenville Dam and and flooded the city of Midland. But it’s not known how state regulators will ever collect. Lee Mueller has filed for bankruptcy protection in Nevada. His lawyer says he doe…
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