Mealey's (July 3, 2024, 1:41 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California granted class certification to residents seeking equitable relief and punitive damages for groundwater contamination from volatile organic compounds XE "volatile organic compounds" (VOCs) stemming from circuit board production and other chemical processes conducted by a company now owned by Northrop Grumman Corp. and Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (Northrop Grumman, collectively), ruling that “after careful consideration” pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, class certification is appropriate....