Officials in the upstate New York city say they have made replacing lead lined drinking water pipes a top priority. 

The engineering firm said officials largely ignored its recommendations while working for the city after the lead-in-water crisis had already begun.

Terms were not disclosed of the civil settlement with plaintiffs, but it "will allow LAN to put this matter behind them and focus on their future," an attorney says.

A Michigan court judge granted final approval of the mostly state-funded settlement with many young plaintiffs in tainted water case, but two engineering firms are not part of the agreement.

The city missed its court-approved deadline last fall, and an unclear amount of work remains ahead of a new one set for August.

Engineering firm inked confidential settlements with four child plaintiffs ahead of a February retrial in the case over the 2014-2015 Flint, Mich., lead-in-water crisis.

Jurors said they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict after months of trial and weeks of deliberations.

Veolia North America and Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. are accused of professional negligence in a lawsuit filed by families of four Flint, Mich., children.

State's solicitor general vows to refile charges against ex- Gov. Rick Snyder and eight other officials related to the 2015 lead pipe water crisis.