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Dearborn Heights council holds closed sessions on Swope lawsuit after insurer objects
Summary
The Dearborn Heights City Council voted on Feb. 11 to convene a closed session to discuss the pending federal lawsuit Swope v. Dearborn Heights and attorney-client privileged communications after the city's insurer, MMRMA, had objected to the planned closed meeting.
The Dearborn Heights City Council voted on Feb. 11 to convene a closed session to discuss the pending federal lawsuit Swope v. Dearborn Heights and to review attorney-client privileged communications, despite an objection from the city's insurer, Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority (MMRMA).
MMRMA notified council members by email that it objected to the closed session and said it had not been included in planned discussions that relate to the insurer's coverage and legal representation. At the meeting a council member said MMRMA had advised the council "you do not go forward with this closed session," and that the insurer had asked special counsel to call the council…
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