Flint

Flint City Clerk Inez Brown plans to step down September 30, little more than a month before the general election

More than 10,000 lead service lines have been replaced since 2016.

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