Government Says Requirements For Flint Water Crisis FTCA Appeal Have Been Met

( July 17, 2025, 10:58 AM EDT) -- DETROIT — The U.S. government on July 16 filed a reply brief in Michigan federal court argu-ing that it has met the requirements for certification of an interlocutory appeal in the Flint water crisis Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lawsuit, contending that the plaintiffs’ arguments that the government’s motion for certification is “too ‘fact-intensive’ and will not advance the termina-tion of the litigation” are not correct....