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Attorney Val Washington spoke to reporters Tuesday, Dec. 22 following a ruling finding the city of Flint is in compliance with only some aspects of an injunction ordered by Circuit Court Judge Archie Hayman.
(Amanda Emery | MLive.com)
FLINT, MI - A federal class-action lawsuit seeking $150 million in restitution and replacement of waterlines in every Flint home has been dismissed.
Ann Arbor U.S. District Judge John Corbett O'Meara issued an opinion Tuesday, April 19, dismissing the lawsuit, stating the allegations fall under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and must be addressed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The lawsuit, filed in January, alleged the plaintiff residents paid their water bills but were delivered lead-poisoned water. The case sought compensation for those residents who paid their water bills during the crisis.
The Safe Drinking Water Act prevents challenges to the law to be ruled on in U.S. District Court.
The remaining state law claims could be filed in state circuit court or the Michigan Court of Claims.