Flint pediatrician who blew the whistle on water crisis won’t recommend bone scans for kids
Updated Mar 15, 2021;
Posted Mar 15, 2021
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha testifies during a meeting of Michigan s special Joint Committee on the Flint Water Public Health Emergency on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at the Northbank Center in downtown Flint. (Jake May, MLive.com)
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FLINT, MI The Flint pediatrician who first found elevated levels of lead in the blood of Flint children during the city’s water crisis is advising against the use of a portable bone scanning devise for children one that’s being used to help win higher money awards as part of a $641-million settlement between residents, the state of Michigan and others.
Divided Flint council agrees for city to join in settlement of residents water crisis claims
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
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FLINT, MI A divided City Council has signed off on Flint’s part of a $641-million settlement of water crisis lawsuits filed against it by residents, ending weeks of indecision and debate.
Council members voted 6-1 with two abstentions Tuesday, Dec. 22, to accept $20 million from an insurance policy to settle more than 100 pending civil lawsuits against it in state and federal courts, signing onto an agreement initially negotiated by the state of Michigan and attorneys for thousands of Flint residents.