Claimants Use Tort Law in Flint Water Case, Demand $722.4 Million in Damages

摘要

A lawsuit using a 1946 claims statute alleges the Environmental Protection Agency failed to protect Flint, Mich., residents from harmful drinking water and seeks $722.4 million in damages (Burgess v. United States, E.D. Mich., No. 17-cv-10291, complaint 1/30/17).