Gov. Snyder back in as defendant in class action Flint water lawsuit, judge decides
FLINT, MI -- A federal judge who last year dismissed Rick Snyder as a defendant in a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of Flint residents and businesses has put the former governor back in the case in a decision issued Monday, April 1.
U.S. District Judge Judith E. Levy’s decision, which addressed claims against multiple defendants -- several of whom are current and former state government employees charged with crimes related to the Flint water crisis -- specifically allowed for a claim against the governor to move forward.
“So when plaintiffs state that by February 2015, the governor was fully aware of a public health threat posed by the water supply in Flint, and that by July 2015, at the very latest, the governor knew that the water supply was contaminated, these conclusions are supported by the well-pleaded factual allegations,” Levy wrote in her 128-page decision.
“It is reasonable to infer that Governor Snyder knew that the residents of Flint faced a substantial risk of serious harm emanating from the water.”
https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2019/04/gov-snyder-back-in-as-defendant-in-class-action-flint-water-lawsuit-judge-decides.html
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