Legal Opinion
Carthan v. Snyder Case No. 16-CV-10444 (In re Flint Water Cases)
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided August 1, 2018No. 5:16-cv-10444-JEL-MKMPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDITH E. LEVY, United States District Judge
On April 25, 2014, Flint, Michigan's water switched from the supply provided by the Detroit Water and Sewer Department ("DWSD") to water from the Flint River, treated by the Flint Water Treatment Plant ("FWTP"). As set forth in the complaint, from that switch came the Flint water contamination crisis. The water was not treated properly for human consumption, and the residents of Flint did not know that.
Flint's new water supply flowed brown and full of bacteria and lead. In many homes, lead levels in the water rose dramatically, far past the levels…
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- Shari Guertin v. State of Mich.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
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