(MPRN-Lansing) Flint residents who filed a class-action lawsuit related to the water crisis got good news and bad news on Wednesday.
A Court of Claims judge in Grand Rapids dismissed portions of the lawsuit related to the Flint water crisis The lawsuit alleges state and local officials, including Governor Rick Snyder, violated the constitution and denied them life, liberty, and property without due process.
The judge dismissed two constitutional claims; one claim saying Flint residents did not get fair and just treatment during investigations and one saying there was a state created danger. The lawsuit will continue on a couple of fronts – including claims that residents have suffered diminished property values.
Michael Pitt is an attorney for the Flint residents. He said although two of the four counts were dismissed, the judge rejected the state’s claim that they didn’t file the lawsuit in time - and that’s a win for them.
