( March 23, 2026, 11:09 AM EDT) -- WHEELING, W.Va. — A federal judge in West Virginia has dismissed without prejudice multiple defendants in a lawsuit over alleged contamination of drinking water with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), ruling that the complaint fails to specify that the defendants in question used PFAS in their respective operations. The judge also said that claims pursuant to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) against the dismissed defendants only failed because the plaintiffs did not establish a connection between the defendants’ operations and the alleged injury....