A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after jurors were unable to reach a verdict in a case involving companies sued over their role in the Flint water crisis
A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after jurors were unable to reach a verdict in a case involving companies that had been hired to help Flint, Mich.
, fix its water system—but were alleged to have instead contributed to the city’sMultiple Flint residents had sued Veolia North America and Texas-based Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc., an engineering consulting firm also known as LAN, accusing them of being partially responsible for the water crisis that began in 2014. The civil case, which involved just a few plaintiffs, was seen as a bellwether for possible further litigation, according to legal experts.
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