Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan
Megan K. Cavanagh, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth M. Welch Kyra H. Bolden Kimberly A. Thomas Noah P. Hood,
Justices
Order
July 17, 2026 169268-76 & (129)(130)
SC: 169268
COA: 365363
Wayne CC: 21-014057-NZ
JEROME DUBRULLE, JENNIFER DUBRULLE,
EDWARD KERFOOT, ELLEN KERFOOT,
NICOLE NORRIS, MATTHEW NORRIS,
CHADY HAURANI, MONA HAURANI,
MARCY TAYLER, ABBY PAULSON,
ANDREW HASTINGS, MARGUERITE KAISER,
ROBERT KAISER, MOLLY MCCLANAGHAN,
RYAN MORRIS, PATRICK SHANLEY, KELLY
SHANLEY, RHONDA FENDERSON, SARAH
FELDMAN, JOSHUA TUCKER, DANIELLE
TUCKER, and JON MARKO,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v
GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY,
Defendant-Appellant, and
CITY OF GROSSE POINTE FARMS and
CITY OF HARPER WOODS,
Defendants/Cross-Appellants, and
CITY OF DETROIT, CITY OF GROSSE POINTE
PARK, CITY OF GROSSE POINTE, CITY OF
GROSSE POINTE WOODS, CITY OF GROSSE
POINTE SHORES, and SOUTHEAST MACOMB
SANITARY DISTRICT,
Defendants.
SC: 169269
COA: 367529
Wayne CC: 21-014161-CZ
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JOSEPH ACHTABOWSKI, KEITH ADOLPH,
WENDELINE ADOLPH, MOLLIE ALDRIDGE,
AKEEM ALEBIOSU, ADEL ALI, ANGELA
ALLEN, DONALD ALVIN, WANDA
APPLETON, MARTHA AUSTIN, TEREDIA
AUSTIN, DONNA BADON, SUE BAKER,
CRAIG BALOW, ANNA BALOW, LIONEL
BANKS, CAROL BANKS, DANNIE BANKS,
RAYMOND BAUER, GAIL BEASLEY, DONNA
BELL, MARIA BELTRAN, CHRISTINA BIBB,
RITA BLONDELL, WENDY BOOKER, WANDA
BOWEN-DIXON, GABRIELLE BRADFORD,
DONA BROWN, JIMMIE BROXTON, JUANA
BROXTON, SHAWN BRYANT, WESLEY
BURNS, PAMELA BURNS, ROY CALDWELL,
CYNTHIA CALDWELL, CHESTE CALKA,
DIANE CALLIWAY, LATISHA CALLOWAY,
JACINDA CASON, ADRIANNE CHAMBLIS,
BARBARA CHARLESTON, WILMA CLARK-
PRICE, ASHA CLAY, KIM COUCHOT,
BERNIDINE CRAGWAY, ERICA
CROSSLAND, COREY DAVID, ALEXIS
DAVIS, CRAIG DAVIS, JULIA DAVIS,
WYANNA DAVIS, KATRINA DAVIS,
DARLENE DONALDSON, JAMES
DONOVAN, CHANRAE DOUGLAS, ERIC
DRAKE, MARGARET DUTKA, THERESA
ELLIOTT, INDIA ESKRIDGE, GERALD
FARBER, KIMBERLY FARLEY, JUSTIN
FENWICK, ATHENA FIZER, BRANDON
FOSTER, WANDA FOX, ANTHONY
FRAILS, CRYSTAL FRAILS, ALANA
FRANKLIN, KAWANA FRENCH, ORLANDO
GARCIA, SANDRA GARY, MICHELLE
GEORGE, RITA GIBSON, GERALD
GOODWIN, VALERIA GOODWIN, KEN
GRAY, LORI GRAY, MARY GRAY,
MARILYN GREEN, WILLA GREEN-SMITH,
CLIMMET GRIMES, ELIZABETH GUIDO,
DENISE HAMILTON, KAITLYN HARBOUR,
JOWANNA HARDISON-WILLIAMS, LARRY
HARPER, KEYANA HARPER, REAHNA
HARVILLE, CHRISTANNA HEMMINGWAY,
GERALD HOUSTON, MARY HOUSTON,
GENEVA HUMPHREY, ROLAND HUMPHRIES,
DIANE HUMPHRIES, SENOJ HUNTER, LANCE
JACKSON, DONNA JEMISON, DEBORAH
JENKINS, ROBERT JOHNSON, EDWARD
JOHNSON, ANNETTE JOHNSON, CLYDE
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JONES, ESTHER JONES, JANE KAMINSKI,
ANDREW KEISWETTER, BRIDGET KINARD,
THERESA KNOTT, JEFF KURCZYNSKI,
CHERYL LABON, LISA LANE, MADISON
LANE, DESERAI LAWSON, AUGUSTINE
LEWIS, RHONDA LEWIS WILEY, GENEVA
LOCKETT, SHIRLEY LOCKETT, JERRY
LOPEZ, RACHELLE LOYD, FRED LUCAS,
DEVAUGHN LYNCH, GLADYNE LYNCH,
DAWN MARTIN, CARMEN MAURY,
JUDITH MCCLINCHEY, HARRY MCCLURE,
ALANDA MCLAUGHLIN, BARBARA
MCMULLEN, BRENDA MCNEARY, CARLYN
MILES, JACQUELINE MILLER, GERALDINE
MILTON, ROBERT MOORE, ERIK
MOTSCHALL, ELGIN MURPHY, LASHONNA
MURPHY, ROBERT NEDWICKI, JERRY NEHR,
GREGORY NEWELL, LACHONDA NEWELL,
BERTHA NEWSOME, PATRICIA NOCELLA,
AMY OTTERSEN, GREG PAPASTERGION,
DEWAYNE PARKER, KRYSTAL PARKER,
EARL PARKER, JR., MARY PARKS,
EUGENE PAYNE, JR., JERRY PEOPLES,
BEVERLY PEOPLES, JEROME PETTIS,
SYLVIA PETTWAY, KAREN POPE,
BERNADETTE RAYFORD, LEE REED-PRATT,
CHRISTIE REEVES, TERRANCE RHODES,
MARCIA RICE, JAMES RICHERT, ROBERTA
RILEY JONES, SHANETTA ROBERTS, JOYCE
ROBINSON, LORETTA RODGERS, RICHARD
RYKALA, FREDERICK RYKALA, LINDA
SANDERS, MARGERY SHAW, KAREN SHAW,
GWENDOLYN SIMMONS, ROBERT SISLER,
THARSI SIVARAJAH, DOROTHY SMITH,
DEBRA SNIPES, ILYA SNYDER, ERIN
SPENCER, GEORGE STANTON, MARQUITTA
STANTON, ROSCOE STEVENSON,
KATHLEEN STEVENSON, TAIRA
STEVENSON, DAVID SUTTNER, TERRY
SWAFFORD, LANEIL SYKES, DEMARCO
TAYLOR, KEIP TAYLOR, LATRICE
TAYLOR, ELOREEN THAME-SMOTHERS,
RHONDA THEUS, DEBORAH THOMAS,
DEMETRIUS THOMAS, COURTLAND
TOLBERT, ROXANNE TURNER, THOMAS
VALASTEK, KIERRA WALKER, JOANNE
WARWICK, JERLANDA WASHINGTON,
STEVEN WASKO, DEANNA WATTS,
EUGENE WHITE, CHARLES WHITE,
GERALDINE WHITE-SIDE, RYAN WILDE,
EMERY WILLIAMS, CHARLES WILLIAMS,
JOSEPHINE WILLIAMS, MARY WINDHAM,
KATREENA YATES, KEIARA YOUNGER,
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MARY LYNN ZAREMBSKI-COLE, KENNETH
GRAY, LORI TAYLOR GRAY, BRANDY
EDMONDS, WILLIAM FRANKLIN,
FLORENCE JOHNSON FRANKLIN, SHAWN
HENDRICKS, REGINA STERRETT-
HENDRICKS, THERESA YANCY, LEDTHA
WYNN, KIMBERLY BROWN, ASHLEY FOX,
and DEBORAH GIBSON,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
and
HULYA EROL-GARVETT,
Plaintiff,
v
GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY,
Defendant-Appellant, and
JOHN DOES 1-10, DETROIT WATER & SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT, and CITY OF
DETROIT,
Defendants.
SC: 169270
COA: 367530
Wayne CC: 21-008745-CZ
SHANNON ADAMS, GLENN BELCHER,
ARLETTE CALLAWAY, CHARLES
CHAPPELL, CYNTHIA CHAPPELL, KAREN
EAGLE, FLORENCE FRANKLIN, WILLIAM
FRANKLIN, PAULINE GEORDON, WILLIE
GEORDON, FORTUNATA GUTIERREZ,
MATHEW JOHNSTON, MARZETTA JONES,
KIYA KRIVICKAS, KANESHIA SMITH, DORIS
TORRES, NEARLINE WILLIS, JOREL WILSON,
and SHELLARY WILSON,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v
GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY,
Defendant-Appellant, and
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CITY OF DETROIT, DETROIT WATER & SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT, and JOHN DOES 1-10,
Defendants.
SC: 169271
COA: 367531
Wayne CC: 21-013480-CZ
ANDREA ANDRZEJCZAK, JOEL ARMITAGE,
AMANDA ARMITAGE, ALPHONSO AVILA,
JR., ROBERT BACHTEAL, LYNDA
BACHTEAL, GAYLA BATTS, STEPHEN
BENARD, JENNIFER BLANZY, NICOLE
CADIEUX, TODD CAMPBELL, JILL
CAMPBELL, HOWARD CARL, ROBIN CARL,
ROBERT CARR, JEFFREY CHILTON, JOE
CHOMA, ROBERT CHOWN, JILL CHOWN,
DAVE CHUDY, JENNIFER CHUDY, SAMUEL
CHURIKAN, TERRANCE CIROCCO, MARY
CIROCCO, CHRIS COTZIAS, CHARLES
CRANE, WILLIAM CRAWFORD, AUBREY
CRAWFORD, JENNIFER CRAWLEY, JOHN
CRISSMAN, MARIA CSERHALMI, STANLEY
DANIELUK, DENNIS DEHN, MICHAEL
DEMPSEY, SUSAN DEMPSEY, MARK
DERMANULIAN, DAWN DERMANULIAN,
CHRIS D'HONDT, NANCY D'HONDT,
ELAINE DUPUE, MICHAEL EISENLOHR,
LINDSAY EISENLOHR, BRAD ETHERIDGE,
RICHARD ETHERIDGE, CYNTHIA
ETHERIDGE, MIKE FANNON, SARA
FISCHER, CHAD FISHER, MARGRET
FISHER, CHARLES FISHER, MICHELLE
FISHER, CHARLES A. FISHER, JAMES
FLANNERY, JOSEPH FRANCIS, KELLY
ANN FRANCIS, JEFFERY GRAHAM,
SUSAN GRAHAM, ANTHONY GRIFFIN,
SUSAN GRIFFIN, JAY HACKLEMAN,
CAROL HACKLEMAN, NOAH HALL,
TAYLOR HANSEN, RENEE HANSEN, CHRIS
HARRISON, MICHELLE HARRISON, BOB
HEIMBUCH, CHAD HEPNER, KIMBERLY
HEPNER, BRANDON HESS, CHERYL HESS,
JOHN HESSBURG, T.J. HESSBURG, ERIC
HILLIARD, WILLIAM HORNER, MARK
HUGHES, DARIUS HUMMEL, RUTH
HUMMEL, ELIZABETH HURFORD, ALBERT
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IAFRATE, SABINE IAFRATE, EVELYN
INEMPOLIDIS, MARSHALL IRBY, ANN IRBY,
ANDREW JARVIS, LECITIA JONES, TIMOTHY
JORDAN, SAMANTHA JORDAN, KATELYN
JURCAK, MARY ELLEN KAISER, MARY
KAROLAK, JAYNE KASUBA,
CAROL KERN, KENNETH KOREJWO,
MICHAEL KOZAK, CHRISTINA KOZAK,
DAVID LANDUYT, HELEN LANDUYT,
PAMELA LEBLANC, RODERIC LORENZO,
LIZANNE G. MACGILLIS, MARTHA
MACKINNON, LAREEN MANLEY, JULIANNE
MARSHALL, MOLLY MCDERMOTT, MARTIN
D. MCMILLAN, DONNA MCMILLAN,
WILLIAM A. MESTDAGH, ANN METRY,
NARAYANA MEYER, LAURA MEYER, ERIC
MITCHELL, LAURIE MITCHELL, JOE MONTE,
AUSTIN MOORE, JOHN MORAN, KATHRYN
MORAN, DAVID MOSS, BARAKET
MOUAWAD, SARAH MOUWAD, RONNY
MUAWAD, JENNIFER MUNSON, JEFF
NYENHUIS, KIM NYENHUIS, KENNETH
NYENHUIS, BEVERLY NYENHUIS, LAURA
S. ORME, PANO PAPALEKAS, HELEN
PAPALEKAS, ALEX PARKER, JOHN PECK,
DORIS PERRY, KOULA PERVANIS, LARRY
D. PETERSON, JEANNE A. PETERSON,
CHERYL PICCONE, STEVEN PICCONE,
CHRIS QUINN, EBONI QUINN, NANCY
RADE, TOM RICHTER, JILL RICHTER, BILL
ROCHE, ROBERT ROGERS, THOMAS
RUBENS, KATHLEEN RUBENS, GERARD
SCHILLING, JULIE SCHILLING, JAMES
SCHMIDT, JO MARIE SHARBA SCHMIDT,
PHILIP SHALHOUB, MICHELLE
SHALHOUB, BRIAN SHARP, SARAH SHARP,
GREG SHARROW, MARNE SHARROW, BASIL
SIMON, JOHN SMOLINSKI, JOSEPH
SOLOMON, BLERTA SPIRO, SUSAN
STANLEY, SHERILYN RUSSELL and MARTIN STEIGER, Trustees of the STEIGER
REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, IAN
STUDDERS, DEL SZURA, ROBERT TICKNOR,
PATRICE TICKNOR, ELVIS TORRES, EMMA
TORRES, LESLIE TRUDEL, ARIF ULKU,
HEATHER ULKU, JOHN VAN OSDAL, AMY
VAN OSDAL, JEROME VANSLEMBROUCK,
DENISE VANSLEMBROUCK, JAMES VOGT,
GRIFFIN WAGNER, ELIZABETH WANG,
JOHN WHEELER, SAMANTHA WITTSTOCK,
ANN YEAMANS, TIM YINGER, MICHELE
YINGER, APRIL LEHMAN, JOEL VALDEZ,
JAMES SANDERCOTT, DEBBIE TAYLOR,
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ROBERT JENDRUSINA, ELLEN DEVINE,
FRANCIS ORTIZ, CHERYL GATES, and MICHAEL STONE-RICHARDS, Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v
GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY,
Defendant-Appellant, and
JOHN DOES 1-10, DETROIT WATER &
SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF
DETROIT, and CITY OF GROSSE POINTE
PARK,
Defendants.
SC: 169272
COA: 367532
Wayne CC: 21-013987-CZ
TIMOTHY BRADY, MICHELLE BRADY, JEFF
AUSTIN, PAMELA BUTLER, JOHN CARTER,
NORMA CERVOLO, ERIN COLPAERT,
WILLIAM CONWAY, CHRIS COTZIAS, BRIAN
CRANE, CAREY CRANE, HARRY CRANE,
JENNIFER CRANE, JOHN DOERER, DAVID
FOY, THOMAS GIANCARLO, KATHLEEN
GIANCARLO, MARYBETH HALL, ERIK
HARMS, NICOLE HARMS, MATTHEW
HINDELANG, DAVID HUME, KATHRYN
HUME, TODD IFKOVITZ, KRISTEN
IFKOVITZ, DAN MAIDLOW, LARRY
MANN, META MARTINEZ, JAMES
MATTHEWS, JULIE MATTHEWS, JOHN
PAPAS, LISA PAPAS, CHARLES PARRENT,
JOHN PECK, PATRICIA REED, GIB RIST,
BRIDGETTE RIST, CHRISTOPHER SHEEREN,
JULIE SHEEREN, JAMES STOLAKIS, LARRY
STONE, ROBERT THIEL, PETER TORRICE,
ANGELENA TORRICE, DOUG TURNBULL,
JANINE TURNBULL, SARAH URBANI,
WESLEY VANDERBRINK, MARINA
VANDERBRINK, WALTER WALKER,
KAREN WALKER, JOHN WHEELER,
DAVID WILSON, and SUSAN WILSON, Plaintiffs-Appellees,
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GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY,
Defendant-Appellant, and
JOHN DOES 1-10, DETROIT WATER &
SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF
DETROIT, and CITY OF GROSSE POINTE, Defendants.
SC: 169273
COA: 367534
Wayne CC: 21-013979-CZ
THOMAS BEARSE, SALLIE BEARSE,
ELIZABETH BOJALAD, MEGAN BROWN,
ROBBIE CRANDALL, JR., WILLIAM
EDWARDS, REBECCA EDWARDS,
JACQUELINE GABBANA-JAN, KENNETH GEHLERT, SHANTERILL GRIFFIN-
MCMILLAN, KELLY KLEINER, PERRY
KNIGHT, TOM LAYMAN, DENISE MATTHEWS,
DAVID MAXWELL, ESTHER MAXWELL,
COURTNEY MCRILL, HELENA PEREZ,
DANIELLE RYAN, SUSAN SALHANEY, NABIL
SHURAFA, STEVEN SILVA, DAVID TESTA,
JIM VICTOR, and MARTHA VICTOR, Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v
GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY,
Defendant-Appellant, and
CITY OF GROSSE POINTE FARMS,
Defendant/Cross-Appellant, and
DETROIT WATER & SEWERAGE, CITY OF DETROIT, and JOHN DOES 1-10, Defendants.
SC: 169274
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COA: 367535
Wayne CC: 21-008465-CZ
DOUGLAS BULKA, AMANDA BE, KHENG
BE, JAMES BELLAMY, MELISSA BELLAMY,
HAYLEY BONAFEDE, MARCOS BONAFEDE,
LAURA BULKA, MARCY CHANTEAUX,
ARON ELLIS, KRISTY ELLIS, JESSE FORD,
MEGAN FORD, ERIC FRAKES, KAREN
FRAKES, BETTYE P. MOORE, ROBERT S.
MOORE, BARBARA PARKER, and KELLY
VERGAUWEN,
Plaintiffs-Appellees, v
GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY,
Defendant-Appellant, and
CITY OF DETROIT, DETROIT WATER &
SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF
GROSSE POINTE PARK, and JOHN DOES 1-10,
Defendants.
SC: 169275
COA: 367536
Wayne CC: 21-009030-CZ
MARLETTE LANELL, LINDA ASMUS,
ROBERT ASMUS, ALICE BLACKMORE,
ANNA BOUMA, KATIE CARETTI, DAVID
CHUDY, JENNIFER CHUDY, BRADLEY
ETHERIDGE, JOAN FERRARA, RACHELE
KELLER, PETER LACOMBE, BRIAN
MCKENNA, DEREK MULLER, BRIDGET
O'SHEA, JOHN O'SHEA, ALICE ODDO,
WILLIAM ODDO, HOLLY RYAN, SHAWN
RYAN, CHARLES SMITH, KATHLEEN
STARR, ANDREW TRIPLETT, DANIEL
WEBSTER, and DANIEL WILK, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v
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GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY,
Defendant-Appellant, and
CITY OF DETROIT, DETROIT WATER &
SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF
GROSSE POINTE PARK, and JOHN DOES 1-10, Defendants.
SC: 169276
COA: 367538
Wayne CC: 22-003449-CZ
CHAS VERHEYDEN, INC., ALTELIER INC.,
doing business as CHEZ LOULOU, ALTER
DEVELOPMENT, LLC, HALEY BONAFEDE,
MARCOS BONAFEDE, BRIAN EVANS
TRANSMISSION, INC., JENNIFER CRAWLEY,
THOMAS DOW, BRANDY EDMONDS, JESSE
FORD, MEGAN FORD, KENNETH GRAY,
JOHN HAEDRICH, SARA HOEFLER,
KENNETH KOREJWO, MARYLAND
INVESTMENT GROUP, MB SALON, LLC,
WILLIAM MESTDAGH, LAURA MEYER,
NARAYANA MEYER, MR. ME APPLIANCE,
ROBERT NEDWICKI, OPEN DOORS
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AMY
OTTERSEN, JOHN PECK, PRESENT TENSE
HOLDINGS, LLC, ROBERTA RILEY-JONES,
RMB PROPERTY, LLC, JOYCE ROBINSON,
JEREMY SINGER, THARSI SIVARAJAH,
SPROUT HOUSE NATURAL MARKET,
MICHAEL STONE-RICHARDS, JENNIFER SWANSON, LORI TAYLOR-GRAY, TIERRA
ESTE LLC, TRENTON PROPERTIES, LLC,
TRIPLE J APARTMENTS, LLC, ARIF ULKA,
HEATHER ULKA, JOHN WHEELER,
CHARLES WHITE, RYAN WILDE, MICHELE
YINGER, and TIM YINGER,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v
GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY,
Defendant-Appellant, and
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I, Elizabeth Kingston-Miller, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. July 17, 2026
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Clerk CITY OF DETROIT, DETROIT WATER &
SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF
GROSSE POINTE, CITY OF GROSSE POINTE
PARK, and JOHN DOES 1-10, Defendants.
On order of the Court, the motions to apply for leave to appeal as cross-appellants are GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the January 22, 2026 judgment of the Court of Appeals and the applications for leave to appeal as cross-appellants are considered, and they are DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.
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