( August 3, 2026, 9:25 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A trial court wrongly rejected 3M Co.’s alleged facts supporting removal of an Alabama town’s lawsuit over per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination of the Alabama River to federal court under the federal officer removal statute, an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, vacating the trial court’s remand order; however, the panel split 2-1 on the path to reach that decision....