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In a significant legal victory for property owners affected by the catastrophic 2020 dam failure in Michigan, an appeals court has upheld their right to hold the state accountable for the disaster. At the heart of the matter are claims of “inverse condemnation,” which assert that the state’s actions resulted in property damage imposed on private owners.
The dam’s collapse, triggered by heavy rainfall in May 2020, unleashed a devastating flood that inundated the city of Midland, displacing thousands and destroying 150 homes. While a 2020 report by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission deemed the dam failure foreseeable and preventable, it refrained from attributing blame to any specific entity.