Water

Two Attorneys Tapped to Probe Flint Water Scandal

Lee-Anne Walters from Flint holds a glass of filtered water at the Webber residence on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 in Flint, MI. Walters was unable to drink the water in fear that, though filtered, it contained lead and was unsafe for drinking.The Wall Street Journal Michigan’s attorney general has tapped a Detroit-area trial lawyer and a former head of the FBI’s Detroit field office to lead a …


Flint Residents File Class Action Suits as Water Crisis Continues

Flint residents file class action suits as water crisis continues Local News Flint residents file class action suits as water crisis continues The story of Flint’s water crisis is getting more national attention, but this is something that the people of Flint have been dealing with for months. Now, they’re taking their fight to all levels of government. FLINT, Mich. (WJBK) – The story of …


Class Action Lawsuits to Be Filed in Flint Water Crisis

Class action lawsuits to be filed in Flint water crisis
Gov. Rick Snyder and former emergency managers Darnell Earley and Jerry Ambrose as well as a number of state agencies will be in the lawsuits. Local News
Class action lawsuits to be filed in Flint water crisis
The situation in Flint is dire.


New Class Action Lawsuits Filed in Flint Water Crisis

FLINT, Mich. (WXYZ) – New class action lawsuits have been filed in connection to the Flint water crisis. The lawsuits follow the discovery of high levels of lead contamination in the water supply from the Flint River. The suits were filed against Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, Former Flint Emergency Managers Darnell Earley and Jerry Ambrose, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, …


Video: Class-Action Lawsuits Could Be Filed in Flint Water Crisis

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My heart goes out to the Levinson family. That water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where dozens of national guardsmen are on the ground this morning and new lawsuits set to be filed this afternoon. ABC’s Alex Perez has the latest.


How Flint Residents Are Fighting the Water Crisis in Court

Crisis-struck residents of Flint, Mich. are taking the contamination of their city’s water to the courts. A federal suit announced Wednesday alleging that officials are still violating a federal law designed to protect the city’s drinking water is one of at least four separate attempts backed by Flint citizens to get legal recourse for the ongoing crisis. Here, what each major legal challenge …


Flint Residents Call for End to Outrageous Bills for Water They Can’t Even Use

Flint Residents Call For End To Outrageous Bills For Water They Can’t Even Use by Bryce Covert Jan 28, 2016 12:05 pm CREDIT: AP Photo/Carlos Osorio Melissa Mays, a Flint resident who is demanding an end to bills for contaminated water Flint residents — who have been struggling with elevated levels of lead in their drinking water ever since the city switched its water source from Detroit to the …


Flint Water Crisis: Michigan Governor Appoints Experts

It’s unclear how long it will take to replace lead pipes in Flint and throughout the state, Snyder said. “It’s too soon to tell,” he said, “because I can’t tell you how many pipes and where they are. But as a practice now, we should be working on that, very clearly.”


Flint Water Crisis: AG Seeks to Avoid Conflict of Interest

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“Most reasoned people can see the hypocrisy of that,” he said. Other critics have wondered aloud if letting Schuette investigate Flint’s water dilemma presents a fox-watching-the-henhouse scenario. Attorneys general represent the state and governor in lawsuits, of which there are at least four concerning Flint’s water.


Rick Snyder Donor Picked to Lead Investigation of Flint Water Crisis

Rick Snyder Donor Picked To Lead Investigation Of Flint Water Crisis by Josh Israel Jan 25, 2016 2:19 pm CREDIT: AP Photo/Paul Sancya Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) celebrating his 2014 re-election Weeks after refusing to even look into allegations of wrongdoing in the Flint water crisis, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) announced on Monday that he is appointing a …