(July 14, 2023, 1:40 PM EDT) -- ROME, Ga. — The 3M Co., E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and others, which are defendants in a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination lawsuit, have moved in Georgia federal court for leave to file supplemental joint opposition to the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, arguing that developments in a separate lawsuit, as well as actions taken by a municipal government related to the PFAS-related water charges that are the basis for the alleged injury in the case at hand, “exacerbate [the plaintiff’s] inability to satisfy” the criteria for class certification....