{"id":2221,"date":"2016-03-08T10:27:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T02:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/03\/08\/class-action-suit-filed-by-residents-over-flint-water-crisis\/"},"modified":"2016-03-08T10:27:39","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T02:27:39","slug":"class-action-suit-filed-by-residents-over-flint-water-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/03\/08\/class-action-suit-filed-by-residents-over-flint-water-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Class action suit filed by residents over Flint water crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"E6de636bda1b49f98c269225d6b21206\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.0.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzAzLzA4LzQwL2U2ZGU2MzZiZGExLmMzNWU2LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn\/d26baa1c\/43c\/e6de636bda1b49f98c269225d6b21206.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=Class+action+suit+filed+by+residents+over+Flint+water+crisis&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F03%2F07%2Fflint-water-crisis-lawsuits%2F\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F03%2F07%2Fflint-water-crisis-lawsuits%2F&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A lawsuit stemming from Flint&#8217;s lead-contaminated water was filed Monday on behalf of the city&#8217;s residents against Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder as well as other current and former government officials and corporations.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/03\/06\/clinton-sanders-flint-debate\/?utm_campaign=&amp;utm_context=textlink&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=\">Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders put Flint water crisis in debate spotlight<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The federal lawsuit \u2014 which is seeking class-action status \u2014 alleges that tens of thousands of residents have suffered physical and economic injuries and damages. It argues officials failed to take action over &#8220;dangerous levels of lead&#8221; in drinking water and &#8220;downplayed the severity of the contamination&#8221; in the financially struggling city. <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/03\/07\/flint-water-crisis-lawsuits\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/rick-snyder\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Rick Snyder<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/class-action-lawsuit\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Class Action Lawsuit<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/flint-water-crisis\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Flint Water Crisis<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/world\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">World<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/IVHMNOwqkB8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lawsuit stemming from Flint&#8217;s lead-contaminated water was filed Monday on behalf of the city&#8217;s residents against Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder as well as other current and former government officials and corporations. 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