Bloomberg Law
March 19, 2019, 9:01 PM UTC

Can Lake Erie Sue You? Activists Defend Legal Theory Saying Yes

Alex Ebert
Alex Ebert
Staff Correspondent

Lake Erie deserves its day in court.

That’s what activists seeking to preserve the Great Lake’s right to sue say.

Environmentalists moved March 18 to intervene on behalf of the lake’s ecosystem in a northern Ohio farmer’s lawsuit challenging the Lake Erie Bill of Rights. That novel charter provision gives residents of Toledo, Ohio, the right to sue any business or government entity they contend is harming the waterbody.

The groups said in their motion that Toledo, Ohio, doesn’t support the bill of rights, so they need to step in and give the lake its own voice ...

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