Judge: Flint Bellwether Plaintiffs’ Tort Claims Against Government Not Time-Barred

( January 2, 2026, 10:46 AM EST) -- DETROIT — A federal judge in Michigan has ruled that the U.S. government has failed to satisfy its burden of showing that the claims of any bellwether plaintiff are time-barred in the $722.4 million Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lawsuit against the government related to the lead-contaminated water crisis in Flint....