( June 16, 2025, 10:33 AM EDT) -- LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Three groups of individuals filed separate lawsuits against carpet manufacturers and chemical companies in Georgia state court on June 13 alleging that they are liable for contaminating groundwater, air and soil with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In one complaint, which is indicative of the others, Jamie Cordle and others say that their properties, which are in the same watershed, are “bombarded constantly” by the defendants’ toxic chemicals....