Mealey's (July 24, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT) -- DETROIT — The U.S. government on July 20 filed an answer in Michigan federal court arguing that the claims brought against it by residents of Flint, Mich., who seek $722.4 million under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) for alleged mishandling of the lead-contaminated water crisis in the city, are barred by the misrepresentation exception to the FTCA's limited waiver of sovereign immunity (In re FTCA Flint Water Cases, No. 17-11218, E.D. Mich.)....