RENO, Nev. (AP) — Dozens of residents suing the city of Reno over the flooding of their homes in 2017 are moving to federal court in a complex case that could cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
The recent move reported by the Reno Gazette-Journal comes while the city's related appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court is pending.
Lemmon Valley residents who filed a class-action suit won a 2019 jury verdict in Washoe District Court that determined the city was responsible for the flooding.
The residents' lawyer decided to take their case to federal court after a county judge decertified the class, which means they must file individual claims.
