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Hunter Shkolnik, one of the plaintiffs’ lawyers who raised a red flag about the letters, said attorney Loyst Fletcher Jr.’s role in other lead-water matters hadn’t been made clear before a recent hearing that resulted in an injunction and restraining order.<\/p>\n
But with “confusing” letters appearing in Flint mailboxes in recent weeks and at the court, Shkolnik said the judge’s reaction \u2014 an order barring Fletcher from sending any more such letters \u2014 was restrained relative to the potential harm to the settlement.<\/p>\n
The Flint, Michigan, lawyer hit with an injunction for sending misleading letters to city residents about a $641 million water crisis settlement has been involved in other lead-related litigation, a fact that likely raised the court’s anxiety about his solicitations throwing a monkey wrench into a hard-fought deal.<\/p>\n