A summary of the preliminary settlement shows that nearly 80% of the money would go to resolve claims filed on behalf of minors and children.
A task force concluded in 2016 that Michigan's environmental agency bore primary responsibility for the water crisis in Flint. The state is now agreeing to pay $600 million to resolve lawsuits over the crisis.Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The city's water quality plummeted after a 2014 change to its water supply, causing more children to have elevated blood lead levels. The situation sparked additional outrage because officials had initially rejected complaints about the water, insisting that it was safe.The preliminary agreement would resolve
"All individuals who were minors in Flint at the time they were first exposed to Flint water during the Exposure Period will be eligible to recover compensation without proof of personal injury, with larger amounts of compensation to those who can show personal injuries, blood or bone lead levels, or who lived in homes with lead service lines."
"The litigation will continue against other defendants, including two private engineering firms charged with professional negligence—Veolia North America and Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam ," according to a statement from the law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, which is co-lead class counsel on the case.
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