Key takeaways

Judge rejects most of Perdue Farms’ motion to dismiss PFAS case

Salisbury residents allege health and property harm from pollution

Five claims, including negligence, will proceed to discovery

Case targets “forever chemicals” found in Perdue wastewater

Salisbury residents’ first environmental lawsuit against Perdue Farms passed an initial hurdle this week as a judge rejected most of the agribusiness giant’s motion to dismiss the case.

The Aug. 12 decision by U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher is an early win in the first of two lawsuits by people who live near Perdue’s facilities in the Eastern Shore town.

Five Salisbury residents filed a proposed class-action lawsuit last October, a year after the Maryland Department of the Environment found high levels of

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