Federal judge says Flint water lawsuit actually can target the former governor -- meaning he may fina
Federal judge says Flint water lawsuit actually can target the former governor — meaning he may finally be held accountable
written by Jon Queally / Common Dreams April 1, 2019
A federal judge on Monday—who agreed that allegations of “conscience shocking” conduct claimed by plaintiffs were “plausible”—reinstated Michigan’s former Governor Rick Snyder as a defendant in a class action lawsuit by the victims of the water crisis in the city of Flint that first captured national headlines in 2014.
After earlier removing Snyder from the suit, brought by city residents harmed by the poisoning of the municipal water supply, U.S. District Court Judge Judith Levy reversed that decision as she noted the plaintiffs had shown the allegations against Snyder and his fellow co-defendants “plausibly describe ‘conscience shocking’ conduct” as the people of Flint were stripped of 14th Amendment protections from bodily harm or injury.
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“We are grateful that the Court agrees former Governor Snyder should be held accountable for his role in the Flint water crisis,” said attorney Theodore J. Leopold, co-lead for the plaintiffs.
“The citizens of Flint were both forgotten and mistreated by those involved in the Flint water disaster,” Leopold added. “To this day, residents continue to suffer because of the reckless decisions of senior state and local officials, as well as private contractors, and we hope to provide a measure of justice and some much-needed relief to those still struggling to recover.”
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