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Ben Crump Joins Paul Napoli, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC in Support of Bone Lead Testing Program for Flint Water Crisis Victims

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Monday, May 24, 2021
Environment, Legal, Construction & Property, Urban planning, Courts, Professional services, Public policy, Government, Radiology, General Health, Health, Michigan, States of the United States, Water supply and sanitation in the United States, Natural environment, Environment, Flint water crisis, In Michigan, Flint, Michigan, Flint

Napoli Shkolnik PLLC , as co-liaison and negotiating counsel in the Flint Water Litigation, is pleased to announce Ben Crumps continued support of the bone lead testing program in Flint, Michigan.

Key Points: 
  • Napoli Shkolnik PLLC , as co-liaison and negotiating counsel in the Flint Water Litigation, is pleased to announce Ben Crumps continued support of the bone lead testing program in Flint, Michigan.
  • The Flint Water Crisis devastated the community for six years after the City of Flint switched to a new water source as a money-saving measure.
  • Officials failed to treat the water to avoid lead in the pipes from contaminating the water and families were exposed to dangerous levels of lead.
  • We believe in the bone lead testing program and its ability to get the victims of the Flint Water Crisis on a path towards fair compensation.

Landmark Flint Water Crisis Agreement Sent To Court For Preliminary Approval

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Michigan, Class action lawsuits, States of the United States, Natural environment, Environment, Flint water crisis, Flint, Michigan, In Michigan, Michigan, Class action lawsuits, States of the United States, Natural environment, Environment, Flint water crisis, Flint, Michigan, In Michigan

The Master Settlement Agreement was submitted to Judge Judith Levy of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, who will now review the agreement as part of a Motion for Preliminary Approval.

Key Points: 
  • The Master Settlement Agreement was submitted to Judge Judith Levy of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, who will now review the agreement as part of a Motion for Preliminary Approval.
  • If granted, the registration process will begin, allowing Flint residents to begin the process of obtaining funds provided by the settlement.
  • Judge Levy will determine a hearing date to address the preliminary approval of the settlement.
  • If Judge Levy grants the preliminary approval, Flint residents will have 90 days to register to participate in the settlement program.

Statement From Corey M. Stern Regarding Flint Michigan Settlement

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Thursday, August 20, 2020
Michigan, States of the United States, Nature, Environment, Flint water crisis, In Michigan, Flint

NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The announcement of today's $600,000,000 settlement closes the first chapter for the residents of Flint, who were devastated by the Flint Water Crisis.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The announcement of today's $600,000,000 settlement closes the first chapter for the residents of Flint, who were devastated by the Flint Water Crisis.
  • Most importantly, the settlement recognizes the effects the crisis has had, and will continue to have on the children of Flint.
  • Roughly 80% of the money will be for children who were under the age of eighteen during the crisis.
  • He was an architect of the settlement and an advocate for the children in Flint.

OmniSci Powers New Website Enabling Public to View House-by-House Information On Flint Water Crisis

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Michigan, States of the United States, Flint, Michigan, Piping, United States, Environment, Flint water crisis, In Michigan, Water supply and sanitation in the United States, Pipe, OmniSci

These water service lines are the pipes that deliver each home their water.

Key Points: 
  • These water service lines are the pipes that deliver each home their water.
  • Flint Service Line Map is the first site to utilize artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict, with high accuracy, the incidence of lead pipes in residential service water lines.
  • The site is provided as a public service and shows the same assessment and status information used by contractors in the city's FAST Start pipe replacement program.
  • BlueConduit is proud to have welcomed OmniSci as a key partner in our initiatives for addressing these infrastructure and informational challenges that continue from the Flint water crisis."