Lawsuits Target Flint's Engineers

摘要

Flint shows how vulnerable the public is when government officials try to cut costs on basic infrastructure without seeing the big picture. It is far from clear whether Flint will be able to prove negligence on the part of the engineering firms that served as consultants when the city switched its water-supply source. Several lawsuits have targeted the government officials and the engineers. Of concern is whether reassuring public statements from the engineers-and the reassuring tone of their limited-scope reports-delayed recognition of the lead problem and whether that creates liability.