( July 15, 2026, 3:14 PM EDT) -- ROME, Ga. — A federal judge in Georgia denied the bulk of a series of summary judgment motions filed by several chemical manufacturers in a lawsuit brought by Summerville, Ga., water and sewer subscribers and ratepayers over the manufacturers’ alleged roles in contaminating the groundwater with toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), allowing most of the claims to proceed to trial....