They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40 - Emmy Levens of Cohen Milstein

Please describe two of your most substantial, recent wins in practice.
I manage the Flint water crisis litigation, an environmental mass tort. As a plaintiffs’ attorney and as a mother this case is especially meaningful. In 2014, in order to save money, the City of Flint switched its water supply to the highly-contaminated Flint River. This decision-making went up to Governor of Michigan’s office. More than 90,000 residents, mostly children, were poisoned with lead-tainted water. In achieving our landmark $641.25 million settlement, I successfully briefed the court on why qualified immunity did not apply to former-Governor Snyder’s “conscience shocking” behavior, ...