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“Two South Jersey men cannot sue their municipalities over the presence of ‘forever chemicals’ in their drinking water, a state appeals court has ruled.
The residents — Mark Cerkez of Gloucester City and Charles Hoffman of Brooklawn — filed separate lawsuits alleging their local governments breached contracts with them by providing water with unacceptable levels of toxic chemicals used in industrial processes.
The proposed class action suits sought to represent all residents served by the municipal systems, which drew the contaminated water from wells.
They demanded financial damages for residents’ expenses for bottled water and home filtration systems. The suits also asked for court orders barring the use of contaminated wells.”…