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March 10, 2021
Attorneys representing the plaintiffs in the Eastern District of Michigan lawsuit following the Flint Water Crisis filed a motion on Monday asking the court to award a structure for attorneysâ fees which would grant them over $200 million, almost one-third of the proposed settlement amount of $641.25 million. Reportedly, the plaintiffsâ counsel spent 182,571 hours working on the matter.Â
The proposed settlement reached by the parties would give 79.5% of the amount to plaintiffs who are minor children who were allegedly harmed by extended exposure to lead in the cityâs water system, 18% to adults claiming property damages, 2% to programs to aid in relief, and 0.5% to businesses claiming economic losses. Although the settlement has been given preliminary approval, it is not yet final, and has received some critiques.Â