( February 9, 2024, 12:44 PM EST) -- FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A state court judge in North Carolina has ruled that affiliates of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (referred to as Old DuPont) contractually assumed Old Dupont’s liabilities related to the use, manufacture and discharge of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances XE "per- and polyfluoroalkyl
substances" (PFAS), which the state contends have contaminated local groundwater....