Judge won't revisit Detroit financial deal lawsuit

LANSING (AP) -- A judge won't reconsider an earlier ruling that dismissed a lawsuit challenging a financial stability agreement between Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and the state of Michigan. Detroit Corporation Counsel Krystal Crittendon had asked Ingham County Circuit Judge William Collette to take another look at the ruling he made last month. Collette denied her motion Tuesday. He ruled on June 13 that Crittendon didn't receive permission to sue. Crittendon said the consent deal with the state violated the city's charter based on $220 million in revenue sharing and other items that she said Michigan owes Detroit. Gov. Rick Snyder has denied that claim. The two sides signed the agreement as an alternative to the imposition of a state-appointed emergency financial manager to take over the city's operations. Bing thanked the judge Wednesday for ruling quickly on the motion, and the mayor renewed his criticism of the city's top lawyer. The City Council earlier rejected Bing's request that it fire her. Bing said the legal dispute has cost Detroit money in the form of higher interest rates for borrowing, as well as "further jeopardizing the city's revenue-sharing payments from the state." Published: Fri, Jul 13, 2012