Flint

The case involved damage claims on behalf of four children exposed to Flint’s lead tainted drinking water. The lawsuit their families brought targeted two engineering firms hired as consultants on Flint’s water system.

In a report to the federal judge overseeing the settlement, the claims administrator said about 72% of the claims are for personal injury. The rest assert a property damage or business-related claim.

The lawsuit is on behalf of four Flint children exposed to the city’s lead tainted drinking water. The jury is resuming deliberations after a 12 day break.

Despite the lead testing data, an EGLE spokesperson says the city’s drinking water quality is improving.

The district superintendent blamed internal miscommunication for the confusion.

Jurors have spent five months listening to testimony in the lawsuit seeking damages on behalf of four Flint children.

After five months of testimony, the jury is spending two days listening to lawyers summing up their case.

The trial involves damage claims on behalf of four children against two engineering firms hired as consultants on Flint’s water system

Former state health department official Nancy Peeler repeatedly invoked her constitutional right against self-incrimination on the witness stand on Wednesday.

Today on Stateside, we discussed a community land trust that aims to help Detroit residents secure affordable housing, and a new exhibit at Cranbrook Art Museum featuring Flint artist Tunde Olaniran. Plus, petition signatures have been submitted for the Reproductive Freedom for All ballot initiative.