Federal judge sets Dec. 21 hearing on Flint water crisis settlement

FLINT, MI -- A federal judge says she will hear attorney arguments on a proposed $641-million Flint water crisis settlement on Dec. 21 and hopes to decide whether to give it preliminary approval by mid-January.

U.S. District Judge Judith Levy set the hearing date during a Wednesday, Dec. 2 virtual status conference with attorneys involved in the case.

The hearing is the next step in the process of moving the settlement process forward, triggering an open period during which claims can be filed and objections and comments made to the court before the judge makes a final decision on whether the agreement is fair, adequate, reasonable, and an arms-length transaction.

“I anticipate being able to make a (preliminary) decision in early to mid-January and will do my best to work on a written decision by that time,” Levy said.

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