( June 1, 2026, 9:34 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A pro se appellant has filed an informal appeal brief in the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals arguing that a lower court improperly refused to enforce the procedural protections and adjudicative framework established in a class action settlement agreement concerning litigation over a chemical spill in the Elk River in West Virginia. The man says that adjustments made by the settlement administrator reduced the amount he was awarded under the settlement....