A court has been asked to approve the terms in order to resolve claims related to the city's lead water crisis. As part of the agreement, plaintiffs will continue ongoing legal proceedings against Benton Harbor's insurance company, seeking to receive a $25 million judgement.

Benton Harbor's government and residents will not pay any amount of the judgement, according to a release from the city.

"The City and its officials have denied any wrongdoing," said Mayor Marcus Muhammad. "The City is committed to meeting state and federal requirements for water quality, and to [continue] working with state and local organizations to promote resident welfare."

The class action lawsuit was filed by several Benton Harbor residents in 2021, claiming local and state government officials failed to enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act when the public was actively uninformed of toxic levels of lead in their water.