( September 23, 2024, 1:06 PM EDT) -- RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled that some per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination claims against EIDP Inc., formerly known as E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., and its affiliates, have been plausibly alleged. The judge determined that, among other claims, the plaintiffs’ negligence causes of action related to the defendants’ discharge of PFAS into the Cape Fear River are valid....