( June 12, 2026, 8:12 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. —A West Virginia water authority argues that the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals should affirm a lower court’s ruling that “carefully analyzed” the arguments and concluded that a class action settlement over injuries from a chemical spill in the Elk River was not breached. The authority contends further that the appellant “largely ignores” both the language of the agreement and the lower court’s order....