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Water analysis test kits are seen at a fire station in Flint, Mich., in 2016. (Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press via AP, File) FLINT, Mich. (CN) — The Flint City Council voted early Tuesday to approve the city’s $20 million share of a massive $641 million settlement for injury claims stemming from the contaminated water crisis that first poisoned citizens in 2014. The council members voted last week to hire their own attorney to advise them on the settlement and handle any of their objections with the court. They had also postponed the vote to allow the use of $20 million from an insurance ca...

Divided Flint council agrees for city to join in settlement of residents water crisis claims Updated Dec 22, 2020; Facebook Share 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 ...

A water tower is seen in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) DETROIT (CN) — Attorneys urged a federal judge Monday to grant preliminary approval of a massive settlement benefitting Flint residents poisoned by contaminated water, as local government officials wrestle with accepting their part of the deal. More than 100 attorneys were present at the hearing but only a handful spoke and debated the merits of the agreement that would compensate thousands of victims for the injuries caused by the presence of lead in the city’s drinking water supply. U.S. District Judge Judith Levy, a B...

The Flint City Council voted Thursday to postpone a vote on the city's $20 million portion of the state of Michigan's proposed $641 million settlement stemming from Flint water crisis lawsuits. Council members held lengthy discussions Thursday over approving the city of Flint's $20 million insurance payment that would go toward the settlement of a class-action lawsuit stemming from lead in household water pipes beginning in 2014, when the city switched water sources. They agreed to discuss the issue Monday at a scheduled City Council meeting. Concerns by some on the council include what ...

Flint Council votes to hire own attorney, delays decision to settle water crisis cases against city Updated Dec 17, 2020; Posted Dec 17, 2020 Kate Fields looks through documents during the Flint City Council meeting at City Hall on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 in downtown Flint. Kaiti Sullivan | MLive.comKaiti Sullivan Facebook Share FLINT, MI -- The City Council is hiring its own attorney to represent it in matters tied to the Flint water crisis and will wait before deciding whether to join in a settlement of residents’ lawsuits against the city, the state of Michigan and others. Council membe...