( January 20, 2026, 2:00 PM EST) -- WHEELING, W.Va. — Two of the defendants in a lawsuit brought by a water authority against numerous companies to recover costs associated with removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances XE "per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances" (PFAS) that have tainted sources of drinking water under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act on Jan. 20 filed a reply brief in West Virginia federal court arguing that the case should be dismissed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) because the complaint is “deficient.” In the alternative, the federal trial court should order the plaintiff to provide a more definite statement of its claims, the two defendants say....