Flint residents were right. No one listened until professional opinions could not be argued away.

July 29, 2020

By Craig Mauger

Lansing — A divided Michigan Supreme Court  (click here) ruled Wednesday that a class action lawsuit by Flint residents against former Gov. Rick Snyder and state departments could continue despite the government defendants' bid to block it.

The state's high court ruled 4-2 that Flint residents' attempt to recover the value of property that had been allegedly improperly taken could continue through an inverse condemnation claim. And the court ruled 3-3 that their claim of a violation of bodily integrity could continue, allowing a Court of Appeals decision to stand.

Justice Beth Clement, a GOP nominee who worked for Snyder, did not participate in the case....

This is where we are in the USA. Now, judges are partisan. There is a lot wrong that needs to be cleared up.

...However, the state has maintained that the January 2016 lawsuit didn't comply with a six-month deadline after the event giving rise to the suit. The water switch occurred in April 2014....

Flint's water was contaminated an entire year before anyone validated the residents concerns. There is no timeline that maters when such gross negligence AND malpractice is being instituted by a state governor and his staff.

November 11, 2015

By Madeline Sturgeon

Although the residents of Flint, Mich., (click here) had been complaining for months about the color, smell and taste of the community’s water, state and local officials maintained the water supply was safe.

Mona Hanna-Attisha, M.D., M.P.H. FAAP, however, was not convinced.

A dinner party conversation with a water-quality expert stoked the Flint pediatrician’s curiosity and compelled her to seek evidence that would prove the water supply was toxic.

“As the stewards of these children, it is our responsibility to protect them,” said Dr. Hanna-Attisha, a mother of two. “When there is a clear violation of public health that is going to impact these kids today and forever, we couldn’t not do anything.”

With help from colleagues and the AAP Michigan Chapter, Dr. Hanna-Attisha uncovered the data to support her suspicions. A pediatrician at Hurley Children’s Hospital, Dr. Hanna-Attisha had access to a large body of routine blood test records. She started investigating, and what she found was disturbing: The percentage of Flint children with elevated blood lead levels had doubled since the city had changed its water source....