Friday, November 17, 2017
Michigan health chief back in court in Legionnaires' case
Testimony is resuming in a criminal case against Michigan's health
director, who is accused of keeping the public in the dark about
Legionnaires' disease during the Flint water disaster.
Nick Lyon is charged with involuntary manslaughter and misconduct in
office. A judge must decide whether there is enough evidence to send him to
trial. The case picks up again Wednesday.
Judge David Goggins hasn't heard testimony since Oct. 6. That's when urban
affairs adviser Harvey Hollins said he told Gov. Rick Snyder about a
Legionnaires' outbreak a few weeks before the governor made it public in
January 2016.
Hollins' testimony contradicts what Snyder has said publicly. Nonetheless,
the governor is sticking to his timeline.
Lawyers for Lyons say it's all irrelevant in the case against him.
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