By Bria Brown
(CBS DETROIT) – More than 45,000 people have registered to claim part of the $641 million Flint Water Crisis settlement.
Court filings show that is just a preliminary figure and not a final count.
READ MORE: Michigan Matters: Civility & Politics?Flint residents were eligible to register if they lived in flint and were affected by the contaminated water.
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