Flint residents whose health and homes were harmed by lead-contaminated water have scored a legal milestone.
The Michigan Supreme Court said Wednesday that they can proceed with a lawsuit against public officials for the disastrous decisions that caused the scandal.
The court’s opinion is a key procedural step in long-running litigation that now will return to the Court of Claims. The court says Flint residents can pursue a claim of diminished property values and a violation of bodily integrity.
Justice Richard Bernstein says the case raises "some of the most disturbing allegations of malfeasance by government actors in Michigan’s history."
