( October 13, 2023, 10:23 AM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Maine — A federal magistrate judge in Maine has denied a motion to dismiss a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) lawsuit, ruling that a fact finder could “plausibly find” that the defendants, companies that supplied PFAS for use at paper mills, “participated to a substantial extent” in carrying on the nuisance at issue because they allegedly knew of the risks of unconfined discharges of PFAS into the environment and failed to provide any warnings....