( October 2, 2025, 2:22 PM EDT) -- ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The U.S. government has filed a brief in Michigan federal court arguing that it should dismiss the claims of three minor bellwether plaintiffs for lack of subject matter jurisdiction in the litigation over the lead-contaminated water crisis in Flint, Mich., because the claims do not satisfy the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) requirement that a private person would be liable under Michigan’s Good Samaritan Doctrine....