( October 23, 2024, 10:03 AM EDT) -- WILMINGTON, N.C. — In the long-running lawsuit brought by residents against E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co. and two affiliates in North Carolina federal court over alleged contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances XE "per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances" (PFAS), the companies have filed a reply brief arguing that they are entitled to partial summary judgment on a variety of issues. DuPont says it is entitled to judgment on the bulk of the plaintiffs’ damages claims on grounds that the plaintiffs “fail to show any actual impairment of their properties capable of sustaining a nuisance, trespass, or negligence claim.”...