DETROIT (AP) - A single law firm based in Royal Oak has won tens of millions of dollars in lawsuits against a growing list of metro Detroit communities - including Detroit, Royal Oak, Ferndale, Birmingham, and the townships of Bloomfield, Waterford and Brighton. More cases are pending against St. Clair Shores, Taylor, and most recently Harper Woods. The firm did lose a notable case against Westland and appealed another loss to Dearborn. Mostly, though, these savvy lawyers win. Their claim? From town to township, usually the same. Namely, that some communities improperly charged residents for storm water. That`s the rainfall that spills off roofs, runs off lawns and pours down driveways into...
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