Government Says Flint Tort Claims Act Cases Are Barred By Statute Of Limitations

( April 22, 2025, 1:41 PM EDT) -- DETROIT — The U.S. government on April 21 filed a reply brief in Michigan federal court arguing that claims by nine of the 11 bellwether plaintiffs in the $722.4 million Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lawsuit against the government related to the lead-contaminated watercrisis in Flint, Mich., should be dismissed on summary judgment because the claims are barred by the FTCA’s two-year statute of limitations period....