Attorney for 4,000 residents tells city of Flint: Turn down water crisis settlement and we’ll demand $500M
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
Posted Dec 21, 2020
The sunset casts fading light across the Flint water plant on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 in Flint. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | Mlive.com
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(This story has been updated to correct the wording of a sentence.)
FLINT, MI An attorney representing thousands of Flint residents who’ve sued the city in federal court for allowing the water crisis to happen says if council members fail to reach a $20 million settlement on those claims by Dec. 31, he will formally demand $500 million and move the cases forward to trial.
Flint City Council can’t agree on water crisis settlement, vote pushed to Thursday
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
Eric Mays, Ward 1 councilman, left, laughs during a disagreement with Maurice D. Davis, Ward 2 councilman, during a 2021 budget proposal special city council meeting on Monday, March 2, 2020 at Flint City Hall. (Sarahbeth Maney | MLive.com)Sarahbeth Maney | MLive.com
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FLINT, MI City Council members remain divided on whether to settle lawsuits related to the Flint water crisis, recessing its meeting on Monday, Dec. 14, after members failed to reach an agreement after more than six hours of debate.
The Flint City Council is scheduled to try again when the meeting resumes Thursday, Dec. 17., while attorneys involved in the proposed $641-million settlement are warning that changing the deal that took years to negotiate isn’t an option.