Detroit Receives $4 Million Settlement over Defective Streetlights

The city of Detroit will receive a $4 million settlement from LED manufacturer Leotek Electronics over thousands of LED streetlights the city believed threatened to dim a third of its lighting grid, according to a recent report from The Detroit News. The city alleged that 19,500 lights were faulty, causing $7 million in total damages. After the settlement, the Public Lighting Authority Detroit paid the remaining $3 million.

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